From 'sacred' to 'secular'? : the hermeneutical future of religion in the thought of Gianni Vattimo and Charles Taylor
This thesis entitled ~From 'Sacred' to 'Secular'? The Hermeneutical Future of Religion in the Thought of Gianni Vattimo and Charles Taylor~ aims at a deconstructive analysis of religion and secularism in order to explore both its postmodern and post-secular implications. It suggests that Vattimo and Taylor's philosophies of religion and secularism exemplify the key features of a defining feature of the post-modern world. Their discussion of 'an emergent religious and cultural sensibility' implies a post-modern, post secular and hermeneutical re-affirmation of religion. Vattimo's philosophy is presented as emerging from its own axiom of ~weak thought~ which is itself a secularising principle. By way of contrast, Taylor's reflection on the foundation of secularity is delivered in four segments: 1) an historical approach to his concept of secularism, 2) his attempt at overcoming epistemology and its implications for understanding secularism, 3) a re-appraisal of his philosophical sources of secularity, and 4) the development of the concept of secularity commensurable with embracing a non-religious notion of religion. The thesis entails a comparative and dialogical exchange between Vattimo and Taylor concerning
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From 'sacred' to 'secular'? : the hermeneutical future of religion in the thought of Gianni Vattimo and Charles Taylor. This thesis entitled ~From 'Sacred' to 'Secular'? The Hermeneutical Future of Religion in the Thought of Gianni Vattimo and Charles Taylor~ aims at a deconstructive analysis of religion and secularism in order to explore both its postmodern and post-secular implications. It suggests that Vattimo and Taylor's philosophies of religion and secularism exemplify the key features of a defining feature of the post-modern world. Their discussion of 'an emergent religious and cultural sensibility' implies a post-modern, post secular and hermeneutical re-affirmation of religion. Vattimo's philosophy is presented as emerging from its own axiom of ~weak thought~ which is itself a secularising principle. By way of contrast, Taylor's reflection on the foundation of secularity is delivered in four segments: 1) an historical approach to his concept of secularism, 2) his attempt at overcoming epistemology and its implications for understanding secularism, 3) a re-appraisal of his philosophical sources of secularity, and 4) the development of the concept of secularity commensurable with embracing a non-religious notion of religion. The thesis entails a comparative and dialogical exchange between Vattimo and Taylor concerning
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