The wisdom of the limit. From the pathos of nothingness to contingency government

Authors

  • Salvatore Natoli Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/3695

Keywords:

Nihilism, Western Philosophy, Secularization, Transcendence, Salvation

Abstract

Western nihilism could be considered as the result of secularization, and secularization as the horizon of Western philosophy. The dynamics of contemporary society coincides with the process of self-affirmation of man, and this idea moves together with the progressive abandonment of the reference to the transcendence. The main reason for this process of secularization is the disappointment of a missed salvation. So, time has changed its direction, and today we can see the triumph of a new carpe diem. But the destination of man is being able to live in a changing, uncertain, unknown time, knowing in advance that this uncertainty could be his real fate.

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Published

2015-11-12

How to Cite

Natoli, S. (2015). The wisdom of the limit. From the pathos of nothingness to contingency government. Bollettino Filosofico, 30, 162–175. https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/3695

Issue

Vol. 30 (2015): Nihilism and Modernity. Rethinking the Modern Tragicalness

Section

Focus

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