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Words Fail

Theology, Poetry, and the Challenge of Representation

Colby DickinsonSeries: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
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Pages
136
Year
2016
Language
English
Publisher
Fordham University Press

About

There has been much philosophical speculation on the potential failure of language as well as the search for a presentation of the "thing itself" beyond representation. Words Fail pursues the writings of a trio of philosophers-Jacques Derrida, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Giorgio Agamben-as prime examples of how modern poetry presents us with a profitable vantage point from which to survey the ongoing struggle of living in a highly fragmented world. Alongside these thinkers, this book looks specifically at the form of spirituality that is given shape by this intersection of poetics and theological-philosophical reflection-all of which offer rich suggestions about our spiritual nature.

Related Subjects

  • Semiotics & Theory
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  • Religion
  • Deconstruction
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  • Philosophy

Extended Details

  • SeriesPerspectives in Continental Philosophy

    Reviews

    "Colby Dickinson provides us with a compelling meditation on the complex relationship between poetry, philosophy, and religion. He not only illuminates Derrida and Agamben's engagement with poetry but allows poetry to talk back to philosophy-and invites the reader to reconsider what is at stake every time we sit down to write."
    Shimer College

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