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In Praise of Heteronomy: Making Room for Revelation (Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion) - Softcover

Westphal, Merold

 
9780253026521: In Praise of Heteronomy: Making Room for Revelation (Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0253026520 ISBN 13: 9780253026521
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Recognizing the essential heteronomy of postmodern philosophy of religion, Merold Westphal argues against the assumption that human reason is universal, neutral, and devoid of presupposition. Instead, Westphal contends that any philosophy is a matter of faith and the philosophical encounter with theology arises from the very act of thinking. Relying on the work of Spinoza, Kant, and Hegel, Westphal discovers that their theologies render them mutually incompatible and their claims to be the voice of autonomous and universal reason look dubious. Westphal grapples with this plural nature of human thought in the philosophy of religion and he forwards the idea that any appeal to the divine must rest on a historical and phenomenological analysis.

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About the Author

Merold Westphal is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Fordham University
and Honorary Professor, Australian Catholic University. His most recent works include Transcendence and Self-Transcendence (IUP) and Levinas and Kierkegaard in Dialogue (IUP).

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253026520
ISBN 13 
9780253026521
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
272