| Description |
ix, 196 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part one : the uncanniest of all guests -- The problem of nihilism -- Understanding nihilism -- Part two : nihilism and crisis -- Nietzsche and the crisis of nihilism -- Karl Barth and the theology of crisis -- Richard Rorty and the dissolution of crisis -- Part three : the resolution of nihilism -- Discontented verses unrepentant nihilism. |
| Note |
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Stanford University, 1989) under the title: The birth, baptism, and banalization of nihilism. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-192) and index. |
| Subject |
Meaninglessness (Philosophy)
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Nihilism (Philosophy)
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Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0791408345 paperback |
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