Literature, Philosophy, Nihilism
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Literature, Philosophy, Nihilism

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Shane Weller

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Literature, Philosophy, Nihilism

The Uncanniest of Guests

Shane Weller

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This book charts the history of the concept of nihilism in some of the most important philosophers and literary theorists of the modern and postmodern periods, includingHeidegger, Adorno, Blanchot, Derrida, and Vattimo. Weller offers the first in-depth analysis of nihilism's key role in the thinking of the aesthetic since Nietzsche.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2008
ISBN
9780230583528
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism Theory
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction: What's in a Name?
  5. 1 Absolute Devaluation: Friedrich Nietzsche
  6. 2 Homelessness: Martin Heidegger
  7. 3 Fatal Positivities: Theodor Adorno
  8. 4 The NaĂŻve Calculation of the Negative: Maurice Blanchot
  9. 5 Bad Violence: Jacques Derrida
  10. 6 The Fracture: Giorgio Agamben
  11. 7 Distortions, or Nihilism Against Itself: Gianni Vattimo
  12. 8 The Denial of (Greek) Thought: Alain Badiou
  13. Conclusion: Nihilism at the Door
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index
Citation styles for Literature, Philosophy, Nihilism

APA 6 Citation

Weller, S. (2008). Literature, Philosophy, Nihilism ([edition unavailable]). Palgrave Macmillan UK. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3505365/literature-philosophy-nihilism-the-uncanniest-of-guests-pdf (Original work published 2008)

Chicago Citation

Weller, Shane. (2008) 2008. Literature, Philosophy, Nihilism. [Edition unavailable]. Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://www.perlego.com/book/3505365/literature-philosophy-nihilism-the-uncanniest-of-guests-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Weller, S. (2008) Literature, Philosophy, Nihilism. [edition unavailable]. Palgrave Macmillan UK. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3505365/literature-philosophy-nihilism-the-uncanniest-of-guests-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Weller, Shane. Literature, Philosophy, Nihilism. [edition unavailable]. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2008. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.