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Book 5 - Books of the New Babel: Contemporary Philosophy and Plurality of Views
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ISBN13: 9798271897535
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 28 2025
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 28 2025
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Book 5 - Books of the New Babel, the fifth volume of the Bible of Philosophy series, takes the reader on a deep journey through modern and contemporary philosophy, exploring the plurality of ideas and the impact of different currents of thought on biblical culture and interpretation. William Marcos analyzes German Idealism, with Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel, examining his reflections on reason, Spirit, the absolute Self, and universal history, as well as the theological responses to the ideas of each thinker.
The book also addresses Positivism and scientism, discussing Comte, Darwin, and Spencer, showing how science and evolution have shaped new readings of faith, morality, and society, as well as the tension between empiricism and religious interpretation. Marcos explores historical Materialism, analyzing Marx and Engels, their critiques of religion as opium of the people, and social and communitarian readings of the Bible, connecting philosophy, theology, and social practice.
In the field of Existentialism, the volume presents Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus, examining issues of freedom, anguish, absurdity, and faith, establishing dialogues with biblical texts about suffering, hope and transcendence. The book devotes attention to Psychoanalysis and philosophy of life, addressing Freud, Jung, Bergson, and Dilthey, showing psychoanalytic readings of the Bible and the symbolic interpretation of archetypes, intuition, and spiritual consciousness.
Marcos also presents Structuralism and Post-structuralism (Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze), discussing power, language, deconstruction and criticism of representations, and Analytic Philosophy and Pragmatism (Russell, Wittgenstein, Peirce, and Dewey), examining logic, language, semiotics and the relationship between democracy, education, and religion. This volume reveals how fragmented contemporary thought continues to dialogue with the biblical tradition, offering multiple perspectives on ethics, freedom, and interpretation of Scripture.
Finally, the book explores corresponding biblical texts, including Schleiermacher's liberal theology, Bultmann's demythologization, Barth's neo-orthodoxy, liberation theology in Latin America, and contemporary feminist, black, and postcolonial hermeneutics, showing the relevance of the Bible in plural and critical contexts.
About the author: William Marcos is a psychoanalyst, philosopher, and historian of philosophy. In addition to the Bible of Philosophy series, he is the author of The Philosophers and Freedom, Atlas of Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis in 20 Phrases and other works that explore the intersection between philosophy, history of thought and psychoanalysis. His works combine academic rigor, literary narrative, and critical reflection, making philosophical thought accessible and relevant to contemporary readers.
In the field of Existentialism, the volume presents Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus, examining issues of freedom, anguish, absurdity, and faith, establishing dialogues with biblical texts about suffering, hope and transcendence. The book devotes attention to Psychoanalysis and philosophy of life, addressing Freud, Jung, Bergson, and Dilthey, showing psychoanalytic readings of the Bible and the symbolic interpretation of archetypes, intuition, and spiritual consciousness.
Marcos also presents Structuralism and Post-structuralism (Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze), discussing power, language, deconstruction and criticism of representations, and Analytic Philosophy and Pragmatism (Russell, Wittgenstein, Peirce, and Dewey), examining logic, language, semiotics and the relationship between democracy, education, and religion. This volume reveals how fragmented contemporary thought continues to dialogue with the biblical tradition, offering multiple perspectives on ethics, freedom, and interpretation of Scripture.
Finally, the book explores corresponding biblical texts, including Schleiermacher's liberal theology, Bultmann's demythologization, Barth's neo-orthodoxy, liberation theology in Latin America, and contemporary feminist, black, and postcolonial hermeneutics, showing the relevance of the Bible in plural and critical contexts.
About the author: William Marcos is a psychoanalyst, philosopher, and historian of philosophy. In addition to the Bible of Philosophy series, he is the author of The Philosophers and Freedom, Atlas of Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis in 20 Phrases and other works that explore the intersection between philosophy, history of thought and psychoanalysis. His works combine academic rigor, literary narrative, and critical reflection, making philosophical thought accessible and relevant to contemporary readers.
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