Art’s Claim to Truth

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Originally published in Italian as Poesia e ontologia

E-ISBN 978-0-231-51566-5

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Vattimo, Gianni, 1936–

[Poesia e ontologia. English]

Art’s claim to truth / Gianni Vattimo ; edited by Santiago Zabala;

translated by Luca D’Isanto.

p. cm.—(Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-231-13850-5 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-231-13851-2 (pbk. : alk paper)—ISBN 978-0-231-51566-5 (ebook)

1. Aesthetics. 2. Ontology. 3. Poetry. I. Zabala, Santiago, 1975–II. Title. III. Series.

BH39.V34 13 2008

111′.85—dc22

2007041079

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