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Description: Between System and Poetics by Thomas A.F. Kelly Examines the work of an important contemporary thinker in the continental tradition, William Desmond. Desmonds thought is a new, post-modern way of articulating what he calls the between which is human existence. This volume contains essays on Desmonds work both by emerging scholars and by well-established thinkers. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is the first book-length examination of the work of an important contemporary thinker in the continental tradition, William Desmond. His thought is a new, post-modern way of articulating what he calls the between. Rooted in Plato and Augustine, and advancing through a confrontation with Hegel and Nietzsche, Desmond rejects facile scepticism and wins through to a strikingly original and powerfully searching articulation of the human. The present volume contains essays on Desmonds work both by emerging scholars and by well-established thinkers. It also contains a specially written essay on the practices of philosophy by Desmond himself. Author Biography Thomas A. F. Kelly is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is a native of Dublin and was educated at University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, from which he holds a doctorate, summa cum laude. His research interests include ontology, philosophical theology and anthropology. Thomas A.F. Kelly, William Desmond, Garrett Barden, Jere ONeill Surber, Cyril ORegan, James L. Marsh, Catherine J.C. Pickstock, Renee Ryan, Miles Smit, James McGuirk, Duston Moore, Richard Kearney, Ian Leask, John Milbank, Christopher Ben Simpson, John Hymers, Peter Scheers. Table of Contents Contents: Introduction, Thomas A.F. Kelly. Part I William Desmond on Philosophy: Between system and poetics: on the practices of philosophy, William Desmond. Part II Desmond and Irish Philosophy: Transcendence and intelligibility, Garrett Barden. Part III Reading Desmond: Metaxological metaphysics and idiotic style: the conceptual persona of William Desmond, Jere ONeill Surber; Repetition: Desmonds new science, Cyril ORegan. Part IV Desmond and Metaphysics: William Desmonds overcoming of the overcoming of metaphysics, James L. Marsh; What shines between: the metaxu of light, Catherine J.C. Pickstock. Part V Desmond, Love and the Good: An archaeological ethics: Augustine, Desmond and digging back to the agapeic origin, Renée Ryan; The equivocity of freedom and the suffering of being: the call of the good and the finesse of other forms, Jason J. Howard; A world of values in cones and planes, Miles Smit. Part VI Desmond on Eros: Eros, power and justice: William Desmond and his others, James McGuirk; Plurivocal Eros: a metaxological reading of Platos Symposium, Duston Moore. Part VII Desmond and God: Maybe not, maybe: William Desmond on God, Richard Kearney. Part VIII Reading with Desmond: Strangely out of place: Phaedrus 227a-230e, Ian Leask. Part IX Desmond, the Arts and the Environment: Glissando: life, gift and the between, John Milbank; All things shining: Desmonds metaxological metaphysics and The Thin Red Line, Christopher Ben Simpson; Towards a metaxological ethics of architecture, John Hymers; Towards a metaxological hermeneutics of plants and animals, Peter Scheers; A bibliography of William Desmonds works; Index. Review Readers interested in Desmonds work will find many of the essays in Between System and Poetics helpful in terms of how they explore the primary themes of Desmonds thought within a variety of contexts... offers to readers a wealth of philosophical treasures, all unified under Desmonds novel vision metaxological metaphysics. Ethical Perspectives Long Description This is the first book-length examination of the work of an important contemporary thinker in the continental tradition, William Desmond. Desmonds thought is a new, post-modern way of articulating what he calls the between which is human existence. Rooted in Plato and Augustine, and advancing through a confrontation with Hegel and Nietzsche, Desmond rejects facile scepticism and wins through to a strikingly original and powerfully searching articulation of the human. The present volume contains essays on Desmonds work both by emerging scholars and by well-established thinkers. It also contains a specially written essay on the practices of philosophy by Desmond himself. Details ISBN0754652068 Year 2006 ISBN-10 0754652068 ISBN-13 9780754652069 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2006-12-28 Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 192 Illustrations Includes 1 b&w illustration Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Subtitle William Desmond and Philosophy after Dialectic Short Title Between System and Poetics Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780754652069 UK Release Date 2006-12-28 AU Release Date 2006-12-28 NZ Release Date 2006-12-28 Author Thomas A.F. Kelly Edited by Thomas A.F. Kelly Pages 320 Alternative 9781138264809 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134440531;

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