In this book, Dardo Scavino provides an accurate and comprehensive map of our times, described by some as post-metaphysical, including an overview of the controversies at the turn of the century. From Rortybs linguistic turn to Alain Badioubs and Toni Negribs revision of Marxism, and from Gianni Vattimobs weak subject to Jurgen Habermasb Theory of Communicative Action, the author addresses key philosophical issues currently under discussion: the statute of Truth, cultural relativism, social conflicts, the uses of language ...
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In this book, Dardo Scavino provides an accurate and comprehensive map of our times, described by some as post-metaphysical, including an overview of the controversies at the turn of the century. From Rortybs linguistic turn to Alain Badioubs and Toni Negribs revision of Marxism, and from Gianni Vattimobs weak subject to Jurgen Habermasb Theory of Communicative Action, the author addresses key philosophical issues currently under discussion: the statute of Truth, cultural relativism, social conflicts, the uses of language and the different aspects of Ethics.
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