Philosophy and the Turn to Religion (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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"A quasi-magisterial work, both insofar as its phenomenological rigor gives the reader a comprehension of Derrida's religious writings that transcends their quotability and also insofar as it goes beyond Derrida in its treatment of the relationship between philosophy and religion." -- Martin Kavka, MLN

"Where -- or where not? -- does religion exist in contemporary culture, and in what forms or by what symptoms does its perennial encounter with philosophy now manifest itself? Following the leads of Derrida, Heidegger, and Levinas, and of those whose leads they follow, Hent de Vries proposes these new/old questions as tracing the most sensitive seismograph of the state of our worldwide culture. His extraordinary learning, his sophisticated sympathy with various disciplines and with competing modes of philosophizing, and his patient, engaged, courteous voice, make this book a place of profit not alone for those already convinced of the gravity of its topics, but for those who may well seek a way into matters that they sense they have been keeping at bay." -- Stanley Cavell, Harvard University

"Hent de Vries has given us a very comprehensive, thoughtful, and instructive study of the relation between negative theology and its recent analogues in the writings of Levinas, Heidegger and Derrida. Those puzzled by Derrida's discussion of religion in his recent work will find de Vries' book very useful indeed." -- Richard Rorty, Stanford University

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"Where -- or where not? -- does religion exist in contemporary culture, and in what forms or by what symptoms does its perennial encounter with philosophy now manifest itself? Following the leads of Derrida, Heidegger, and Levinas, and of those whose leads they follow, Hent de Vries proposes these new/old questions as tracing the most sensitive seismograph of the state of our worldwide culture. His extraordinary learning, his sophisticated sympathy with various disciplines and with competing modes of philosophizing, and his patient, engaged, courteous voice, make this book a place of profit not alone for those already convinced of the gravity of its topics, but for those who may well seek a way into matters that they sense they have been keeping at bay." -- Stanley Cavell, Harvard University

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press (June 17, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801859956
• ISBN-13: 978-0801859953
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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