Postmodernism

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Abstract

We trace the genealogy and tensions of postmodern atheism through a series of encounters: Heidegger’s reading of Nietzsche’s “God is dead, " Foucault’s critique of Sartre’s humanism, Jean-Luc Nancy’s rejection of Alain Badiou’s atheism, and the questions Derrida raises about Nancy’s own position. We argue that there are plural postmodern atheisms, each of which defends its own claim to be following through on the consequences of the death of God more radically than the alternatives.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationA Companion to Atheism and Philosophy
EditorsGraham Oppy
Place of PublicationOxford UK
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Chapter10
Pages138-151
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781119119180, 9781119119227
ISBN (Print)1119119111, 9781119119111
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Apr 2019

Publication series

NameBlackwell Companions to Philosophy

Keywords

  • Alain Badiou
  • Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Jacques Derrida
  • Jean-Luc Nancy
  • Jean-Paul Sartre
  • Martin Heidegger
  • Metaphysics
  • Michel Foucault
  • Postmodernism

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