Several years ago, he was chosen to deliver the prestigious gifford lectures in scotland, a kind of nobel prize for philosophers. The purposes of philosophy, a farewell to truth, the transparent society. The postmodern christianity of gianni vattimo article in logos a journal of catholic thought and culture 142. Philosophy as cultural criticism stanford, 2000, beyond interpretation. Gianni vattimo the philosophers zone abc radio national. Gianni vattimo is an italian philosopher and university professor who served in the european parliament.
Gianni vattimo was born on january 4, 1936 in turin, italy as gianteresio vattimo. Gianni vattimo is emeritus professor of philosophy at the university of turin and a member of the european parliament. He studied in turin, italy with luigi pareyson, and in heidelberg under hansgeorg gadamer. After graduating from the university there, he went on to heidelberg, studying with k. Vattimo might respond that it is the institution of the church and its role as sole authority after rome that have pushed christianity away from its universalizing vocation. Many of his works have been translated into english. The meaning of history for both girard and heidegger, as vattimo reads them, is emancipation from violence. It shows an opposition between vattimo s work from the 19801990s decade and the period after 2006, confirming an evolution that disrupts. Gianteresio vattimo, also known as gianni vattimo born january 4, 1936 is an internationally recognized italian author, philosopher, and politician. Vattimo sees caritas as the flip side to the christology coin of kenosis. Catholic universities and gianni vattimo thomas guarino. After studying with karl lowith and hansgeorg gadamer in heidelberg he returned to turin where he became assistant professor in 1964, and later full professor of aesthetics in 1969. He studied philosophy under the existentialist luigi pareyson at the university of turin, and graduated with a laurea in 1959.
Il filosofo del pensiero debole ha messo insieme spesso le riflessioni di netzsche e di heidegger. Vattimo is staunchly prohamas and antiisraeli, and once apologized to an israeli newspaper haaretz for his antisemitism. Esponente della filosofia ermeneutica, ha teorizzato labbandono delle. And precisely because of this, we must avoid strong thought with its blinkered claims to truth, finality, and objectivity and with its concomitant avoidance of historical contingency. Gianteresio filosofo, nato a torino il 4 gennaio 1936. Gianteresio gianni vattimo born 1936 is an italian philosopher who taught at the university of turin, and elsewhere and a member of the european parliament.
Feb 01, 1986 gianteresio vattimo, also known as gianni vattimo born january 4, 1936 is an internationally recognized italian author, philosopher, and politician. This book is both a concise and lucid introduction to nietzsche and an original contribution to critical debates concerning nietzsche interpretation and reception. Pdf on jan 1, 2002, nicoletta pireddu and others published gianni vattimo find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Not that vattimo has gone entirely unnoticed in the united states. His philosophy can be characterized as postmodern with his emphasis on pensiero debole weak thought. Gianni vattimo is professor of philosophy at the university of turin. His philosophy can be characterized as postmodern with. Gianni vattimo filosoofia kriitiline vaatlus akadeemia 2003, nr 7, lk 146484 20. Gianni vattimo ated by david webb polity press rincetgfc universttv library pa. Gianni vattimo is a major voice in europe, whose ideas are reaching into the englishspeaking world. This overview takes issue with the prevailing tendency to focus on nietzsches later work, which reaches its extreme with heideggers almost exclusive focus on the group of late notes posthumously collected as the will to power.
Dialectics, difference, weak thought gianni vattimo in this essay i will try to sketch the main tenets of weak thought, il pensiero debole, and how it is related to dialectics and difference. Central to vattimo s philosophy are the existentialist and protopostmodernist influences of nietzsche, heidegger, gadamer and kuhn. From the early 1960s until 2008, he was a professor at the university of turinwith specialties in hermeneutics, nietzsche, and heideggeras well as a visiting professor at. Movi100 centanni di movimento studenti di azione cattolica. Vattimo, gianni internet encyclopedia of philosophy. May 05, 2014 this feature is not available right now. This connection is not to be understood mainly or solely as an overcoming but, rather, it is.
Dia belajar filosofi di universitas torino pada tahun 1959. For vattimo, freedom of information and media multiplicity eliminate the possibility of conceiving of a single reality. T he italian philosopher gianteresio gianni vattimo has gained international renown over the last few decades. Filozofijo je studiral na torinski univerzi pod mentorstvom eksistencialista luigija pareysona.
Sette scene allestite da sloterdijk per interpretare derrida. Gianteresio vattimo atau lebih dikenal dengan gianni vattimo lahir 4 januari 1936 merupakan seorang penulis, politikus, dan filosofi berkebangsaan italia. Gianni vattimo wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. His most recent books include the responsibility of the philosopher 2010, a. The postmodern christianity of gianni vattimo university of st. This undermines the possibility of constructing knowledge on certain foundations. This contribution is a criticism to the recent development of gianni vattimo s political philosophy. Central to vattimos philosophy are the existentialist and protopostmodernist influences of nietzsche, heidegger, gadamer and kuhn. Gianteresio gianni vattimo, italijanski filozof in politik, 4. Many of his books have been translated into other languagesinto english by no less a publisher than columbia university press. Gianni vattimo is an italian philosopher and cultural commentator. Gianteresio gianni vattimo e nato a torino nel 1936.
This new book by one of europes foremost contemporary philosophers is a concise and lucidly argued account of the meaning of hermeneutics for philosophy tod. Gianni vattimo pensiero debole e ermeneutica sito libero. The latter term normally refers to the account of god divesting himself of his power to become jesus christ in st pauls christ hymn of philippians 2. Gianteresio vattimo born 4 january 1936 is an italian philosopher and politician. Dissertallo pensiero debole e tempo do esplrito em gianni vattimo. Vattimo is convinced, then, that the world is given to the postmodern christianity of gianni vattimo 19us as an alwaysalready interpreted reality. He is openly gay and a nihilist who has embraced nietzsches idea of gods death. Le ragioni del pensiero debole domande a gianni vattimo sergio caredda marked it as toread aug 08, it sees history as moving forward from this origin through a logical progression. The meaning of hermeneutics for philosophy stanford, 1997, and, with jacques derrida, the edited volume religion stanford, 1998.
He has been a leading member both of the 1960s turn in continental philosophy to a relativistic view of religion, art, and sexual freedom and the espousal of postmodern secularism and anticapitalism. Explore some of gianni vattimo best quotations and sayings on such as it is only thanks to god that im an atheist. For gianni vattimo 1936, an italian philosopher, avowed catholic, and former elected member of the european union parliament, a certain form of nihilism represents the future of social. The purposes of philosophy, a farewell to truth, the transparent society, after christianity, etc.