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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, including Heidegger, Adorno, Blanchot, Derrida, and Vattimo. Weller offers the first in-depth analysis of nihilism's key role in the th...

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Main Author: Weller, Shane (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
Literature.
Hermeneutics.
Literary Theory.
Modern Philosophy.
Literature > Philosophy.
Philosophy, Modern.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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, including Heidegger, 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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 234 pages)
ISBN:9780230583528
DOI:10.1057/9780230583528