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Gianni Vattimo Quotes on Truth

Gianteresio Vattimo, known as Gianni Vattimo, was an Italian philosopher and politician and the principal architect of what he called pensiero debole, weak thought. This page collects quotes attributed to Gianni Vattimo on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Gianni Vattimo:

    “Weak thought is the form philosophy must take after the death of metaphysics.”

  • Attributed to Gianni Vattimo:

    “Secularization is the destiny of Christianity, not its betrayal.”

  • Attributed to Gianni Vattimo:

    “Truth is more event than correspondence.”

  • Attributed to Gianni Vattimo:

    “Hermeneutics is the koine of late modern philosophy.”

  • Attributed to Gianni Vattimo:

    “Charity is the rule that survives the dissolution of all foundations.”