{"product_id":"the-essence-of-nihilism-paperback","title":"The Essence of Nihilism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmanuele Severino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eInes Testoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlessandro Carrera\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking classic of contemporary philosophy for the first time in English translation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 1961 and 1970, Emanuele Severino was subjected to a thorough investigation by the Vatican Inquisition. The \"fundamental incompatibility\" identified between his thought and Christian doctrine ejected him from his position as Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University in Milan. \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Nihilism\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1972, was the first book to follow his expulsion, and it established Severino's preeminent position within the the constellation of contemporary philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking and classic book--now for the first time available in English--Severino reinterprets the history of Western philosophy as the unfolding of \"the greatest folly,\" that is, of the belief that \"things come out of nothing and fall back into nothing.\" According to Severino, such a typically Western understanding of reality has resulted in a conviction that there is a radical \"nothingness\" to existence. In turn, this justifies the treatment of the world as an object of exploitation, degradation and destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To move beyond Western nihilism, suggests Severino, we must first of all \"return to Parmenides.\" Joining forces with the most venerable of Greek philosophers, Severino confutes nihilism's \"path of night\", and develops a new philosophy grounded on the principle of the eternity of reality and of every single existent thing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmanuele Severino\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at Venezia's Ca' Foscari University in Venice and Professor of Fundamental Ontology at Milan's San Raffaele University. He is now widely considered the most important living Italian philosopher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763212681504,"sku":"9781784786113","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/01ee9cc5ec6b6773ed3075cfdc80d5fb.webp?v=1780229913","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-essence-of-nihilism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}