Overview
- Discusses the philosophical relevance of metaxological philosophy from the perspective of William Desmond
- Considers the contribution of metaxology to debates in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, ethics, philosophical theology, and aesthetics
- Includes a response from William Desmond
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Being, Knowing and Intimacy
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Absolute Being and Talking God
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On Wholeness, Hegel and Pan(en)theism
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About this book
This volume collects seventeen new essays by well-established and junior scholars on the philosophical relevance of metaxological philosophy and its main proponent, William Desmond. The volume mines metaxological thought for its salience in contemporary discussions in Continental philosophy, specifically in the fields of metaphysics, philosophy of religion, ethics, and aesthetics. Among others, topics under discussion include the goodness of being, the existence and nature of God, and the aesthetic dimensions of human becoming. Interest in metaxological philosophy has been on the rise in recent years, and this volume provides both a practical introduction and thorough engagements with it by experts in the field. The volume concludes with a series of responses by William Desmond on the issues raised by the contributors.
Reviews
“This is an artful collection of the work of the highest order by the leading luminaries in the field. It is a fitting tribute to the work of William Desmond, one of the most important continental philosophers of religion of the day. A must read.” (John D. Caputo, author of The Weakness of God)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dennis Vanden Auweele is a postdoctoral researcher (FWO) at the University of Leuven, Belgium. He is the author of The Kantian Foundation of Schopenhauer’s Pessimism (2017) and Pessimism in Kant’s Ethics and Rational Religion (forthcoming).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: William Desmond’s Philosophy between Metaphysics, Religion, Ethics, and Aesthetics
Book Subtitle: Thinking Metaxologically
Editors: Dennis Vanden Auweele
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98992-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-98991-4Published: 20 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07554-5Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-98992-1Published: 08 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 343
Topics: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Aesthetics