Divine hyperbolics: Desmond, religion, metaphysics and the postmodern
This thesis is a systematic presentation of William Desmond's philosophical system and an argument for its viability and superiority relative to dominant alternate visions, here represented by that of John D. Caputo. Desmond, I argue, provides a viable and preferable alternative to - and an al...
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| description | This thesis is a systematic presentation of William Desmond's philosophical system and an argument for its viability and superiority relative to dominant alternate visions, here represented by that of John D. Caputo. Desmond, I argue, provides a viable and preferable alternative to - and an alternative narrating of - the kind of late twentieth century "postmodern" anti-metaphysical frame represented by Caputo. Desmond's vision is viable in that it answers Caputo's critiques - showing that they need not be the case. Here Desmond shows how metaphysics (and ethics and religion informed by metaphysics) escapes Caputo's narration/location. Desmond defeats Caputo's defeaters in order to make Desmond's vision a possible position. On a deeper level, Desmond's vision is arguably preferable inasmuch it can be used to critique Caputo's vision - largely in that it (Desmond's vision) as it can be seen to fulfill Caputo's motivating concerns in a more satisfying manner than Caputo's own vision. It does this in two ways. First, from Desmond's vision one can see how such a "LeviNietzschean" vision tends to betray its own motivating concerns. Second, Desmond's position shows how a metaphysical vision/stance/picture (like Desmond's) is, in fact, necessary for one to fulfill these concerns (... or simply necessary, as such). In this manner, Desmond out-narrates the "postmodern" "LeviNietzschean" position, showing Desmond's as a preferable position - as possessing a broader and greater explanatory reach. |
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| spelling | nottingham-105102025-02-28T11:08:35Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10510/ Divine hyperbolics: Desmond, religion, metaphysics and the postmodern Simpson, Christopher Ben This thesis is a systematic presentation of William Desmond's philosophical system and an argument for its viability and superiority relative to dominant alternate visions, here represented by that of John D. Caputo. Desmond, I argue, provides a viable and preferable alternative to - and an alternative narrating of - the kind of late twentieth century "postmodern" anti-metaphysical frame represented by Caputo. Desmond's vision is viable in that it answers Caputo's critiques - showing that they need not be the case. Here Desmond shows how metaphysics (and ethics and religion informed by metaphysics) escapes Caputo's narration/location. Desmond defeats Caputo's defeaters in order to make Desmond's vision a possible position. On a deeper level, Desmond's vision is arguably preferable inasmuch it can be used to critique Caputo's vision - largely in that it (Desmond's vision) as it can be seen to fulfill Caputo's motivating concerns in a more satisfying manner than Caputo's own vision. It does this in two ways. First, from Desmond's vision one can see how such a "LeviNietzschean" vision tends to betray its own motivating concerns. Second, Desmond's position shows how a metaphysical vision/stance/picture (like Desmond's) is, in fact, necessary for one to fulfill these concerns (... or simply necessary, as such). In this manner, Desmond out-narrates the "postmodern" "LeviNietzschean" position, showing Desmond's as a preferable position - as possessing a broader and greater explanatory reach. 2008 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10510/1/CS_Thesis_A4_FINAL.pdf Simpson, Christopher Ben (2008) Divine hyperbolics: Desmond, religion, metaphysics and the postmodern. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. William Desmond Desmond Caputo Metaphysics Hyperbolics Postmodern Theology Religion |
| spellingShingle | William Desmond Desmond Caputo Metaphysics Hyperbolics Postmodern Theology Religion Simpson, Christopher Ben Divine hyperbolics: Desmond, religion, metaphysics and the postmodern |
| title | Divine hyperbolics: Desmond, religion, metaphysics and the postmodern |
| title_full | Divine hyperbolics: Desmond, religion, metaphysics and the postmodern |
| title_fullStr | Divine hyperbolics: Desmond, religion, metaphysics and the postmodern |
| title_full_unstemmed | Divine hyperbolics: Desmond, religion, metaphysics and the postmodern |
| title_short | Divine hyperbolics: Desmond, religion, metaphysics and the postmodern |
| title_sort | divine hyperbolics: desmond, religion, metaphysics and the postmodern |
| topic | William Desmond Desmond Caputo Metaphysics Hyperbolics Postmodern Theology Religion |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10510/ |