Tag: Western Philosophy
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Nietzsche, Apostle of Faith? A Unificationist Reading
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 7, 2006 – Pages 1-8 Nietzsche is known for being a major atheist and for his statement that “God is dead.” He is also known as the most religious atheist. In this contradictory tension lies the enigmatic thinker, Nietzsche. He was extremely critical of Christianity (see Antichrist) and developed a…
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A Response to Postmodernism: A Critical Review of [i]The Future of Religion[/i] by Richard Rorty and Gianni Vattimo
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 7, 2006 – Pages 119-128 This article is based on an essay which appeared in the September-October 2005 issue of The World & I: Innovative Approaches to Peace and is used with permission. Among the most significant works of postmodern philosophy is Richard Rorty and Gianni Vattimo’s The Future of…
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Nicholas of Cusa: His Idea of the Coincidence of Opposites and the Concept of Unity in Unification Thought
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 3, 1999-2000 – Pages 117-129 Nicholas of Cusa was a harbinger of a new era. His family name was Cryftz, which means ‘Krebs’ in contemporary German or ‘crab’ in English; but he was called after his native town Cues on the Moselle, where he was born in 1401. He attended…