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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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182805

Response to Birmingham

Gianni VattimoSantiago Zabala(ICREA/UPF)

pp. 63-64

Abstract

If truth is a consequence of interpretation, rather than its cause, hermeneutic philosophers must not only be capable of accepting others' interpretations, but also inconsistencies or paradoxes in their own work when pointed out. However, this acceptance does not imply the recognition of an error, but rather functions as a reminder that theory does not stand on firm ground. This is probably why hermeneutic thinkers like to take risks. Heidegger took a political risk. Rorty took a philosophical risk. If Slavoj Žižek called for the "defense of lost causes", it is probably because too many of us have stopped taking these sorts of risks.

Publication details

Published in:

Mazzini Silvia, Glyn-Williams Owen (2017) Making communism hermeneutical: reading Vattimo and Zabala. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 63-64

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59021-9_8

Full citation:

Vattimo Gianni, Zabala Santiago (2017) „Response to Birmingham“, In: S. Mazzini & O. Glyn-Williams (eds.), Making communism hermeneutical, Dordrecht, Springer, 63–64.