'An important contribution to the current philosophical debate about ... 'The Post-Modern Condition'.' <i>Times Higher Education Supplement</i> <p>'In the last few years, Gianni Vattimo has emerged as the leading Italian philosopher of post-modernism. His book <i>The End of Modernity</i> is a splendid contribution to modern philosophy ... There is no doubt that it will be one of the classics of the decade.' <i>David Wood, University of Warwick</i></p> <p>'Vattimo's is a most welcome philosophical contribution to a debate that all too often fails to acknowledge its historical dimension.' <i>Comparative Literature</i></p> <p>'Vattimo is a leading interpreter of Heidegger and a cultural critic of extraordinary scope and originality. <i>The End of Modernity</i> is a major contribution to the current debate over post-modernism.' <i>Hayden White</i></p> <p>'Vattimo has a lively mind, eclectic tastes, and a flair for making theoretical philosophical discourse interesting and arresting.' <i>Choice</i></p>