Böcker av Adriaan Theodoor Peperzak

Adriaan Peperzak has for many years explored the connections between philosophy, ethics, religion and human experience. An expert on Hegel, Heidegger and Levinas, he here offers a gathering of influences on his own work as guides to uses of philosophy in our search for sense and meaning.

This book is an unorthodox attempt at renewing the basic questions and principles of philosophical ethics. It focuses on the descriptive and conceptual analysis of the experiences through which human lives become aware of themselves as being provoked and urged to respond appropriately to the various dimensions and phenomena of the universe.

Philosophers speak-or, rather, they respond to various forms of speaking that are handed to them. This book focuses on the communicative aspect of philosophical thought.

Without trust (in other persons, social connections, a host of natural phenomena and events, cultural symbols and structures, historical traditions, and religious or quasi-religious interpretation) no human life is possible. What is trust and how does it unfold in the various dimensions that compose human existence in a world of exhilarating splendor and incomprehensible horror?

Thinking about Thinking examines philosophy from a variety of perspectives as a the practice realized by persons who communicate with one another while reflecting about the meaning of human life and thought.

In this collection of essays, the author contends that while many Catholic philosophers try to practice a modern style of thinking, their experience of faith-guided life compels them to integrate their scholarly pursuits with their Christian faith. He explores the essential unity of philosophical and theological thought from various perspectives.

Although arguably respected as one of the classic thinkers of the century, the debate about Emmanuel Levinas' place within Continental philosophy continues. This study of his philosophy illuminates his methods and shows how his thought alters the landscape of philosophical inquiry.