num_pages: 348
description: Presenting the first systematic appraisal of the thought of John D. Caputo, one of America's most respected and controversial continental thinkers, this book brings together internationally renowned philosophers, theologians, and cultural critics. One highlight of the work is an interview with Jacques Derrida in which Derrida talks candidly about his reaction to Caputo's writings and spells out the implications for religion and the question of God after deconstruction. Caputo responds to the concerns expressed by his interlocutors in the same humorous, erudite, and challenging spirit for which he is known. The result is a lively and stimulating debate, covering themes in the philosophy of religion, deconstruction, political philosophy, feminism, and hermeneutics, as well as issues surrounding the work of Aquinas, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Foucault, Derrida, and Rorty.
language: English
title: A Passion for the Impossible: John D. Caputo in Focus
titlecomplete: A Passion for the Impossible: John D. Caputo in Focus (Suny Theology and Continental Thought)
genres: Philosophy, Theology
ratings_count: 4
series: SUNY Series in Theology and Continental Thought
publisher: State University of New York Press