Nihilism as Emancipation

Is the philosophical idea of nihilism compatible with a project of emancipation based on concepts such as autonomy, equality and freedom? This is the question to which Vattimo’s contribution seeks to provide a response. For Vattimo, the notion of nihilism is inseparable from that of hermeneutics, un...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gianni Vattimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cosmos and History Publishing Co-op. 2009-05-01
Series:Cosmos and History : the Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.cosmosandhistory.org/index.php/journal/article/view/117