Gianni Vattimo
1936
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Quotes
Biography
Gianni Vattimo is an Italian philosopher known for his contributions to the fields of hermeneutics, postmodernism, and political theory. Born in 1936 in Turin, Italy, Vattimo studied philosophy and was influenced by thinkers like Martin Heidegger and Friedrich Nietzsche. He served as a member of the European Parliament and was a prominent voice in leftist politics in Italy. Vattimo's work explores themes of truth, interpretation, and the nature of reality in the context of modern society.
Famous Quotes (5)
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The truth arrives only in the void of the question.
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We must invert the tradition: philosophy is not the search for truth, it is the search for the question.
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Understanding is an act of love; of the other, the different, the unknown.
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To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.
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Philosophy is a slow revolution, for it changes the rules of thought.