Peter Capretto
Biographic Data
| ID | 5178808 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Capretto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Capretto |
| SIGNATURE | CAPRETTO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vanderbilt University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sovereignty and its Defenses
In his Death Penalty Seminars, Derrida contends that analyzing the logic of the death penalty requires thinking the logic of the precarious psyche in the theologico-political sovereignty. Working closely with sources from in psychoanalysis and political philosophy, this paper argues that, despite nominally rejecting the ideals of commensurability in punishment and defense around the death penalty, abolitionist critiques of the death penalty remai…
On Not Operationalizing Disability in Theology
Informed by debates on the reductionism of defining disciplinary concepts in disability studies and religion, this article argues that theology faces a unique ethical and methodological challenge in whether to operationalize experiences with disability into anything theologically significant or useful. Analyzing how some scholarship in disability theology has problematically appropriated disability even for liberatory purposes, it contends that t…
Empathy and Silence in Pastoral Care for Traumatic Grief and Loss
On Not Operationalizing Disability in Theology
Informed by debates on the reductionism of defining disciplinary concepts in disability studies and religion, this article argues that theology faces a unique ethical and methodological challenge in whether to operationalize experiences with disability into anything theologically significant or useful. Analyzing how some scholarship in disability theology has problematically appropriated disability even for liberatory purposes, it contends that t…
Empathy and Silence in Pastoral Care for Traumatic Grief and Loss
On Not Operationalizing Disability in Theology
Informed by debates on the reductionism of defining disciplinary concepts in disability studies and religion, this article argues that theology faces a unique ethical and methodological challenge in whether to operationalize experiences with disability into anything theologically significant or useful. Analyzing how some scholarship in disability theology has problematically appropriated disability even for liberatory purposes, it contends that t…
Sovereignty and its Defenses
In his Death Penalty Seminars, Derrida contends that analyzing the logic of the death penalty requires thinking the logic of the precarious psyche in the theologico-political sovereignty. Working closely with sources from in psychoanalysis and political philosophy, this paper argues that, despite nominally rejecting the ideals of commensurability in punishment and defense around the death penalty, abolitionist critiques of the death penalty remai…
Philosophy (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychic (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)