William Desmond's original and creative work in metaphysics is attracting more and more attention from philosophers of religion. Putting Desmond in conversation with John D. Caputo, an important philosopher of religion from the Continental tradition, Christopher Ben Simpson casts new light on Desmond's complex, multifaceted, and nuanced thought. The comparative approach allows Simpson to get at the core of recent debates in the philosophy of religion. He develops a rich understanding of how ethics and religion are informed by metaphysics, and contrasts this approach to the decidedly anti-metaphysical stance in Continental philosophy. Religion, Metaphysics, and the Postmodern presents a systematic analysis of Desmond's thought as it advances work on Caputo's thinking and on the philosophy of religion.
Author(s): Christopher Ben Simpson
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 232
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
List of Abbreviations......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
1. Caputo......Page 20
2. Metaphysics......Page 36
3. Ethics......Page 78
4. God and Religion......Page 104
Conclusion: Divine Hyperbolics, Two Visions, Four Errors......Page 144
Notes......Page 148
Bibliography......Page 222
Index......Page 224
