Perplexity And Ultimacy: Metaphysical Thoughts From The Middle
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription
At the uncertain threshold where reason confronts its own limits, William Desmond's Perplexity and Ultimacy: Metaphysical Thoughts from the Middle argues that genuine philosophical inquiry begins not with answers, but with a profound and irreducible sense of perplexity. Desmond situates the philosopher in the metaxu — the between — a middle space where human thought is suspended between the immanent and the transcendent, the finite and what he terms the ultimate. The work presents a rigorous yet deeply personal engagement with classical and continental philosophical traditions, challenging the reductive tendencies of both scientific naturalism and post-modern skepticism. Desmond's prose is at once meditative and intellectually demanding, weaving together strands of Platonic, Hegelian, and phenomenological thought into a distinctly original metaphysical vision. His concept of agapeic being — a mode of existence marked by generous, self-transcending openness — stands as one of the most compelling and singular contributions to contemporary metaphysics. A signed copy, inscribed by the author in Leuven in June 2015, this volume is a rare artefact for any serious student of philosophy — and a persistent reminder that the deepest questions are not those we answer, but those that will not let us rest.
Author: William Desmond
Format: Hardback
Published: 1995, State University of New York Press
Genre: Philosophy
Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription
At the uncertain threshold where reason confronts its own limits, William Desmond's Perplexity and Ultimacy: Metaphysical Thoughts from the Middle argues that genuine philosophical inquiry begins not with answers, but with a profound and irreducible sense of perplexity. Desmond situates the philosopher in the metaxu — the between — a middle space where human thought is suspended between the immanent and the transcendent, the finite and what he terms the ultimate. The work presents a rigorous yet deeply personal engagement with classical and continental philosophical traditions, challenging the reductive tendencies of both scientific naturalism and post-modern skepticism. Desmond's prose is at once meditative and intellectually demanding, weaving together strands of Platonic, Hegelian, and phenomenological thought into a distinctly original metaphysical vision. His concept of agapeic being — a mode of existence marked by generous, self-transcending openness — stands as one of the most compelling and singular contributions to contemporary metaphysics. A signed copy, inscribed by the author in Leuven in June 2015, this volume is a rare artefact for any serious student of philosophy — and a persistent reminder that the deepest questions are not those we answer, but those that will not let us rest.