Abstract
The notion of sacrifice is the subject of an increasing attention in contemporary philosophy. Such attention is combined with a fascination that often turns into the attempt to rationally understand sacrifice; but the encounter with a reality that appears as irreducible to the full conceptualisation, often determines a subtle discomfort, as if sacrifice were simultaneously attractive and appealing, something that is not understood but that, at the same time, one cannot help but try to understand.
Translated title of the contribution | The paradox of sacrifice : reason and its other in contemporary philosophy |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 131-160 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Journal | Annuario Filosofico |
Volume | 18 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- philosophy
- reason
- hermeneutics