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University of Notre Dame Press Science Knowledge and Mind
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University of Notre Dame Press Religion and the Rise of Modern Culture
Book SynopsisThis book describes and analyzes changing attitudes toward religion during three stages of modern European culture: the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Romantic period.Trade Review“This beautifully crafted essay by Louis Dupré makes an original contribution to our understanding of the emergence and development of modernity, which dispensing with religion as a governing discourse and form of life, nonetheless attempts to find a place for it in a world sufficiently depleted of meaning and value as to require reenchantment. It supplements Dupré’s two magisterial texts on the topic of the modernity covering the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods, and whets the appetite for the forthcoming volume on Romanticism. Deep learning is worn lightly in this marvelously readable book.” —Cyril O'Regan, University of Notre Dame“A stunning synthesis of Dupré's magisterial intellectual history of modernity and his distinctive and important philosophy of religion.” —David Tracy, emeritus, The University of Chicago Divinity School“Louis Dupre's literate and sweeping review of the fate of religious faith in modern culture will help contemporary readers, who share his closing yearning for ways in which ‘transcendence can be recognized again,’ to appreciate why many of us find a postmodern climate—for better or worse—more conducive to fulfilling that desire. For his dramatic depictions of modernity teach us how different is the culture in which we now live.” —David Burrell, CSC, Hesburgh Professor Emeritus in Philosophy and Theology, University of Notre Dame“The title of this book, broad as it is, aptly describes it. As the author puts it, for over a millenium Western culture was the culture of Christianity. But gradually, beginning in the Middle Ages, culture and religion ‘assumed a certain independence vis-a-vis each other’ and with the Enlightenment this turned to opposition. In the lectures which constitute this book, the author traces this development.” —Catholic Library World“This wonderful little book, drawn from Louis Dupré’s 2005–2006 Erasmus Lectures at the University of Notre Dame, narrates the development of modern culture from its roots in early Christian encounters with Aristotelianism, through the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the rise of modern atheism, and on to the poetry, philosophy, and theology of the German Romantics. . . . Dupré argues that the weakening of the ‘Christian synthesis’—and the subsequent decline of religion into subsidiary roles in public and academic life—began with a series of intellectual shifts that can be traced to Christianity’s earliest days.” —Commonweal“This book, based on the Erasmus lectures [Dupré] delivered at the University of Notre Dame in 2005, describes and analyzes changing attitudes towards religion during three stages of modern European culture: the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Romantic Period.” —Theology Digest“The writing is measured, lucid and graceful, and the breadth of scholarship and the easy and comprehensive familiarity of the author with his material is inspiring. Dupré here distills key themes in his thinking on religion, modernity and culture into a single slim volume, making this a useful introduction to his writings at a modest price.” —Theology“Dupré’s splendid new book traces the unraveling of the ontotheological synthesis of medieval Christendom through the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and German Romanticism. . . . With magisterial lucidity Dupré explores the fragmentation of the medieval symbolic world culminating in the apotheosis of the self-constituting subject.” —Theological Studies“Louis Dupré’s reflections on the development of history towards modernity are a model of careful scholarship and insight. His short book is a distillation and refinement of many years of careful research and serious writing on questions of the philosophy of religion and cultural history. . . . Dupré gives us a comprehensive, serene, and learned discussion of a variety of themes which can only deepen and enrich our understanding of the large complex of questions connected with the themes of modernity, culture, and religion.” —The Thomist“His focus is on the German Romantic poets and playwrights (Goethe, Schiller and Holderlin), the German Idealist Schelling with the linkage of Greek mythology and biblical revelation in his late period, and the emphasis on feeling and individual subjectivity in the theology of Schleiermacher and the philosophy of Kierkegaard.” —HorizonsTable of ContentsForeword by Peter Casarella 1. Philosophy and Faith Part 1. Farewell to a Symbolic World 2. The Modern Idea of Culture and Its Opposition to Its Classical and Medieval Origins 3. The Fragmentation of the Symbolic World 4. The Sources of Modern Atheism Part 2. Philosophical Reinterpretations of Theology 5. Hegel’s Spirit and the Idea of God as Spirit 6. Philosophical Reflections on the Mystery of Creation 7. Evil and the Limits of Theodicy 8. Intimations of Immortality Part 3. Phenomenology: Philosophy Reopens its Doors to Mystery 9. Phenomenology of Religion: Limits and Possibilities 10. Phenomenology and Religious Truth 11. The Enigma of Religious Art 12. Ritual: The Sacralization of Time Part 4. Mysticism: The Silence of Faith 13. Is a Natural Desire of God Possible? 14. Mysticism and Philosophy 15. Justifying the Mystical Experience
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Pennsylvania State University Press John Dewey and the Artful Life Pragmatism Aesthetics and Morality 7 American and European Philosophy
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Pennsylvania State University Press A Companion to Michael Oakeshott
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Yale University Press Hannah ArendtMartin Heidegger
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Yale University Press The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms
Book SynopsisThis is the fourth volume of Cassirer's "The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms". In these writings, Cassirer grounds his conception of symbolic forms on a particular notion of human nature and discusses Basis Phenomena.
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Zondervan The Faith
Book SynopsisRightly understood and rightly communicated, the Christian faith is one of great joy. It is an invitation to God''s kingdom, where tears are replaced by laughter and longing hearts find their purpose and their home.This is the heart of the gospel: God''s search to reclaim us and love us as his own. But have we truly grasped this? Those of us who have disdained Christianity as a religion of bigotry--have we repudiated the genuine article or merely demonstrated our own prejudice and ignorance? Those of us who are Christians--have we deeply apprehended the mission of Jesus, and do our ways and character faithfully reflect his beauty? From the nature of God, to the human condition, to the work of Jesus, to God''s coming kingdom, and all that lies between, how well do we understand the foundational truths of Christianity and their implications?The Faith is a book for our troubled times and for decades to come, for Christians and non-Christians alike. It is the most
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Griffin Publishing Critical Path
Book SynopsisCritical Path marks the masterwork of one of the finest minds and most significant thinkers of the modern ageR. Buckminster Fuller is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century, renowned for his achievements as an inventor, designer, architect, philosopher, mathematician, and dogged individualist. Perhaps best remembered for the Geodesic Dome and the term Spaceship Earth, his work and his writings have had a profound impact on modern life and thought.Critical Path is Fuller''s master work--the summing up of a lifetime''s thought and concern--as urgent and relevant as it was upon its first publication in 1981. Critical Path details how humanity found itself in its current situation--at the limits of the planet''s natural resources and facing political, economic, environmental, and ethical crises. The crowning achievement of an extraordinary career, Critical Path offers the reader the excit
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St. Martin's Griffin Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
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SCM Press Moores Principia Ethica
Book SynopsisGeorge Edward Moore’s Principia Ethica is recognised as the definitive starting point for 20th century ethical theory. Known to influence the thinking of Russell, Wittgenstein, Ryle and Keynes to mention but a few, understanding this key work in 20th C ethics is essential, and made achievable in this Briefly guide.
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc The Metaphysical Club
Book SynopsisThe Metaphysical Club is the winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for History.A national bestseller and hugely ambitious, unmistakably brilliant (Janet Maslin, New York Times) book about the creation of modern American thought.The Metaphysical Club was an informal group that met in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1872, to talk about ideas. Its members included Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., future associate justice of the United States Supreme Court; William James, the father of modern American psychology; and Charles Sanders Peirce, logician, scientist, and the founder of semiotics. The Club was probably in existence for about nine months. No records were kept. The one thing we know that came out of it was an idea -- an idea about ideas. This book is the story of that idea.Holmes, James, and Peirce all believed that ideas are not things out there waiting to be discovered but are tools people invent -- like knives and forks and microchips --
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W W Norton & Co Ltd How to Read Heidegger How to Read
Book SynopsisApproaching the writing of major intellectuals, artists, and philosophers need no longer be daunting. How to Read is a new sort of introduction--a personal master class in reading--that brings you face to face with the work of some of the most influential and challenging writers in history. About the series: Intent upon letting the reader discover the central concepts of important thinkers, the How to Read series explains essential topics in lucid, accessible language and provides a context and an explanation that will facilitate and enrich your understanding of these texts vital to our world today.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd MerleauPonty Arguments of the Philosophers
Book SynopsisIn this wide-ranging and penetrative study, Stephen Priest uses clear and direct language to explain the thoughts and ensuing importance of one of the greatest contemporary thinkers.Trade Review'I admire the rigour with which this book keeps the promise made by the title of the series. Anyone looking for a way into phenomenology will find in Stephen Priest a reliable expositor and an objective, but not hostile critic.' - John Llewelyn, University of Memphis, USATable of Contents1. Life and Works 2. Phenomenology 3. Esistentialism 4. The Body 5. Perception 6. Space 7. Time 8. Subjectivity 9. Freedom 10. Language 11. Other Minds 12. Things 13. Art 14. Being 15. Parousia
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Penguin Publishing Group For the New Intellectual
Book SynopsisHere is Ayn Rand’s first non-fiction work—a challenge to the prevalent philosophical doctrines of our time and the “atmosphere of guilt, of panic, of despair, of boredom, and of all-pervasive evasion” that they create. As incisive and relevant today as it was sixty years ago, this book presents the essentials of Ayn Rand’s philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” In the title essay, she offers an analysis of Western culture, discusses the causes of its progress, its decline, its present bankruptcy, and points the road to an intellectual renaissance.One of the most controversial figures on the intellectual scene, Ayn Rand was the proponent of a moral philosophy—and ethic of rational self-interest—that stands in sharp opposition to the ethics of altruism and self-sacrifice. The fundamentals of this morality—a philosophy for living on Earth—are here vibrantly set for
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Basic Books Exodus And Revolution
Book SynopsisA noted political philosopher offers a moving meditation on the political meanings of the biblical story of Exodus - from oppression to deliverance and the promised land.
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Cambridge University Press Isaiah Berlin Volume 1 Letters 19281946 v 1
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Random House USA Inc Personal Writings
Book SynopsisThe Nobel Prize winner''s most influential and enduring personal writings, newly curated and introduced by acclaimed Camus scholar Alice Kaplan.Albert Camus (1913-1960) is unsurpassed among writers for a body of work that animates the wonder and absurdity of existence. Personal Writings brings together, for the first time, thematically-linked essays from across Camus''s writing career that reflect the scope and depth of his interior life. Grappling with an indifferent mother and an impoverished childhood in Algeria, an ever-present sense of exile, and an ongoing search for equilibrium, Camus''s personal essays shed new light on the emotional and experiential foundations of his philosophical thought and humanize his most celebrated works.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Transcendental Ontology Essays in German Idealism Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy
Book SynopsisMarkus Gabriel is Chair in Epistemology and Modern and Contemporary Philosophy at the University of Bonn, Germany. He has published a number of books and journal articles in German, including Der Mensch im Mythos (De Gruyter, 2006), Das Absolute und die Welt in Schellings Freiheitsschrift (Bonn University Press, 2006) and Skeptizismus und Idealismus in der Antike (Suhrkamp, 2009) and is also co-author, with Slavoj Zizek, of Mythology, Madness and Laughter (Continuum, 2009)Table of ContentsIntroduction \ Chapter 1: The Ontology of Knowledge \ i. Schelling, Hegel, and the Metaphysical Truth of Skepticism \ ii. Absolute Identity and Reflection: Kant, Hegel, McDowell \ iii. The Pathological Structure of Representation As Such: Hegel's Anthropology \ Chapter 2: Schelling's Ontology of Freedom \ i. Unprethinkable Being and the Event: The Concept of Being in late Schelling and late Heidegger \ ii. Belated Necessity: God, Man and Judgment in Schelling's Late Philosophy \ Chapter 3: Contingency or Necessity? Schelling vs. Hegel \ i. The Dialectic of the Absolute: Hegel's Critique of Transcendent Metaphysics \ ii. The Spielraum of Contingency: Schelling and Hegel on the Modal Status of Logical Space \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index.
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Revolt against Modernity Leo Strauss Eric
Book SynopsisThis study of the political philosophers, Eric Voegelin and Leo Strauss, provides a comprehensive comparison of their thought and its influence on contemporary American conservatism.Trade Review“This is a thoughtful book that not only usefully maps out some of the more obscure and neglected territory in twentieth-century intellectual history, but itself constitutes, to some extent, an inquiry into the problems and pathologies of modernity, and of contemporary American conservatism.”—Reviews in American History
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The Task of Utopia
Book SynopsisAt their best, both American pragmatism and utopianism are about hope. Both encourage people to think about the future as a guide to understanding the past and forming the present. Just as pragmatism has often been misunderstood as valueless instrumentalism, utopianism has been limited to dreams of a static perfect world. In this book, Erin McKenna argues that utopian vision informed by pragmatism results in a process model of utopia that can help form the future based on critical intelligence. Using John Dewey''s works with feminist theory and literature, McKenna develops this pragmatist feminist model of utopia.Trade ReviewErin McKenna has convincingly combined two approaches to utopia, pragmatism and feminism, that are unlikely companions. In doing so she has provided insightful readings of both feminist utopias and John Dewey as well as giving us an interesting new approach to utopianism. * Utopian Studies *In The Task of Utopia Erin McKenna reminds us how valuable utopias can be in structuring moral motivations and energies. The Task of Utopia signals a new level of maturity in feminist pragmatism. * Journal of Speculative Philosophy *"In The Task of Utopia, Erin McKenna writes imaginatively about imagination, constructively about the possibilities and forms of criticism, realistically about hope, and compellingly about the task of envisioning human communities worthy of human commitment. McKenna defends the utopian imagination with a sharp sense of the deep suspicions currently surrounding it, yet her utopianism is clear-eyed: it reckons with the actualities of an irrevocable history as much as it projects the possibilities of a future different from the past. Thus, her processive, pragmatist, and feminist orientation to social philosophy is itself a sign of hope, and a feat of imagination." -- Vincent Colapietro, Pennsylvania State UniversityTable of Contents1 The Problem of the Future 2 The End-state Model of Utopia 3 The Anarchist Model of Utopia 4 Dewey's Democracy: A Process Model of Utopia 5 Feminism, Pragmatism, Community, and Utopia 6 The Future of Utopia
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Pluto Press The Philosophy of Antonio Negri Volume One
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Polity Press Walter Benjamin Critical Constellations
Book SynopsisThe works of Walter Benjamin (1892--1940) are widely acclaimed as being among the most original and provocative writings of twentieth--century critical thought, and have become required reading for scholars and students in a range of academic disciplines.Trade Review"This is an excellent introduction to Benjamin's thought, written with great clarity and richly located within his biography. Gilloch's focus upon Benjamin's reconstruction of the 'afterlife' of things enables him to reveal new interconnections and interpretive trajectories within Benjamin's themes and texts, whether they be his writings on language, literature, the city, the new media or the Arcades Project. A most welcome addition to Polity's series on contemporary thinkers." David Frisby, University of Glasgow "A fine text to accompany a firsthand reading of Benjamin, such reading is necessary to understand the thinker critiqued here." Library Journal "The book highlights some major motifs of Benjamin's work and will probably be of interest, above all, to students of media and related aspects of social history or theory" Brendan Moran, Philosophy in ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements viii Abbreviations x Introduction: Benjamin as a Key Contemporary Thinker 1 1 Immanent Criticism and Exemplary Critique 27 2 Allegory and Melancholy 57 3 From Cityscape to Dreamworld 88 4 Paris and the Arcades 113 5 Culture and Critique in Crisis 140 6 Benjamin On-Air, Benjamin on Aura 163 7 Love at Last Sight 198 Conclusion: Towards a Contemporary Constellation 234 Notes 249 Bibliography 289 Index 298
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Polity Press Hegel
Book Synopsisaeo The first book--length biography of Hegel since the nineteenth--century. aeo Introduces the reader to the development of Hegela s philosophy, placing it in the context of political events of the time. aeo Written in a lively style, vividly bringing to life Hegela s relationship to contemporary philosophers and his revolutionary times.Trade Review"Brevity turns out to be one of Althaus's merits. He is particularly good at providing the necessary historical and sociological details so that the reader can appreciate the full significance of events in Hegel's life as well as his thought.this study provides a great deal of insight into what life was like for many thinkers and artists during this intellectually fruitful time in Germany's history. Althaus's biography is eminently readable and thus useful not only for researchers but also for graduate students, faculty and general readers." --S. Barnett, Central Connecticut State University, (Choice Magazine) "[Althaus] contextualizes Hegel's intellectual journey.... A major theme in Althaus is the disintegration of Hegel's following, into left and right, through the ambiguity of his dialectic, exemplified in his philosophy of religion." (History of Political Thought) "Althaus offers a wide-ranging 'intellectual biography' which skilfully interweaves scenes, events and personalities from Hegel's life with studies of the formation, development, and significance of each of Hegel's particular philosophical concerns ... If one seeks further to understand Hegel and his thought, then I recommend turning to Althaus." (Heythrop Journal) "This book is, in a word, the most comprehensive biography of Hegel published in the twentieth century." (Diálogo Filosófico)Table of Contents1. Origins. 2. The Tübingen Shift. 3. Between Monarchy and Republic. 4. The Tutoring Years. 5. Schelling's Apprentice. 6. Jena Contra Tübingen. 7. Between Bern and Frankfurt. 8. Theological Writings. 9. A Stuttgart Romance. 10. Farewell to Frankfurt. 11. The Frankfurt Writings. 12. The Unpaid Lecturer. 13. Domestic Affairs. 14. A Difference with Schelling. 15. The Phenomenology of Spirit. 16. Journalist in Bamberg. 17. A Turning Point. 18. Headmaster in Nuremberg. 19. The Unconditional Claim of Reason: The Science of Logic. 20. Professor in Heidelberg. 21. Feudalism or Monarchy?. 22. From Baden to Prussia. 23. The Prussian State Philosopher?. 24. The Philosopher of Right. 25. The Philosophy of History. 26. A Journey to the Low Countries. 27. The Philosophy of Art. 28. The Austrian Journey. 29. the History of Philosophy. 30. The Journey to France: the stay in Weimar. 31. The Philosophy of Religion. 32. Absolute Monarch in the Empire of Philosophy. 33. The End. Bibliography. Index.
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Polity Press Daniel Dennett
Book SynopsisDaniel Dennett is one of the most influential thinkers at the interface between philosophy and science. This book is the first comprehensive examination of Dennett's ideas on the nature of thought, consciousness, free will, and the significance of Darwinism. A highly original introduction to contemporary thinking about the relationship between mind and science. This is the first comprehensive examination of Dennett's ideas on the nature of thought, consciousness, free will, and the significance of Darwinism. Examines Dennett's unique response to the question of when and how science should affect the conception that we have of ourselves. Casts new light on specific controversies: Could robots ever think, feel, and enjoy freedom? Does Dennett really explain consciousness? Are mental states real or merely useful fictions'? Do we have free will? Is the self a centre of narrative gravity'Trade Review"Elton's book will be an invaluable companion for anyone hoping to get to grips with Dennett's rich and expansive vision." David Bain, The Philosophical Quarterly April 2005 ‘For over thirty years Daniel Dennett has been among the most important, innovative and engaging philosophers in the world. With the appearance of his book, Consciousness Explained, in 1991, his fame and his influence spread throughout the academic world and beyond. While there has been a great deal written about Dennett’s ideas, until now we have had no systematic, integrated account of the "real patterns" that run through Dennett’s philosophy. Elton’s clear, readable and well-informed book provides just such an account. This is the ideal book for readers – and they are many – who’ve been captivated by reading Dennett’s work and want to understand how the themes that he explores with such intellectual exuberance fit together in an integrated account of human agents and the sciences that study them.’ – Professor Stephen Stich, Department of Philosophy and Center for Cognitive Science, Rutgers University ‘This is an excellent introduction to the twists and turns of Dennett’s thinking. In guiding the reader through a luminous yet sometimes puzzling maze of images, empirical excursions, thought experiments and hard arguments, Matthew Elton lays bare the deep unifying agenda that animates all of Dennett’s work. Combining the roles of careful critic and generous host, Elton’s patient excavations will help the novice and excite the expert.’ – Professor Andy Clark, Director of the Cognitive Science Program, Department of Philosophy, Indiana University Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Abbreviations. Preface. 1. Dennett and the Philosophy of Mind. 2. Adopting A Stance. 3. Real Patterns. 4. Different Kinds Of Psychology. 5. Explaining Consciousness: The Basic Account. 6. Explaining Consciousness:Developments, Doubts And The Self. 7. Dennett's Darwin. 8. A Variety Of Free Will Worth Wanting. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
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Polity Press Disrespect
Book SynopsisOver the last decade, Axel Honneth has established himself as one of the leading social and political philosophers in the world today. Rooted in the tradition of critical theory, his writings have been central to the revitalization of critical theory and have become increasingly influential. His theory of recognition has gained worldwide attention and is seen by some as the principal counterpart to Habermass theory of discourse ethics. In this important new volume, Honneth pursues his path-breaking work on recognition by exploring the moral experiences of disrespect that underpin the conduct of social and political critique. What we might conceive of as a striving for social recognition initially appears in a negative form as the experience of humiliation or disrespect. Honneth argues that disrespect constitutes the systematic key to a comprehensive theory of recognition that seeks to clarify the sense in which institutionalized patterns of social recognition generate justified demaTrade Review“For the past few decades Axel Honneth has been developing and defending the concept of recognition as the groundwork for a critical theory of society. In this collection of articles he extends his analysis of recognition in order to show how this informs social philosophy, moral theory, and political philosophy. Honneth has a knack for situating fundamental issues in historical perspective, outlining alternative strategies for dealing with them, and breaking new ground. This superb collection of essays is essential for anyone interested in recent developments in the scope and normative foundations of critical social theory.” Richard J. Bernstein, New School for Social Research “This belated translation makes patent what many of us have suspected for a long time: Axel Honneth’s recognition theory constitutes one of the most ambitious philosophical undertakings of our time. These sparkling essays work out its implications for major issues in social philosophy, moral philosophy, and political philosophy.” Nancy Fraser, New School for Social ResearchTable of ContentsI. The Tasks of Social Philosophy Pathologies of the Social: The Past and Present of Social Philosophy The Possibility of a Disclosing Critique of Society: The Dialectic of Enlightenment in Light of Current Debates in Social Criticism The Social Dynamics Of Disrespect: On The Location Of Critical Theory Today Moral Consciousness and Class Domination: Some Problems in the Analysis of Hidden Morality II. Morality and Recognition The Other of Justice: Habermas and the Ethical Challenge of Postmodernism. Between Aristotle and Kant: Recognition and Moral Obligation Between Justice and Affection: The Family as a Field of Moral Disputes Love and Morality: On the Moral Content of Emotional Ties Decentered Autonomy: The Subject After the Fall III. Problems of Political Philosophy Is Universalism a Moral Trap? The Presuppositions and Limits of a Politics of Human Rights Democracy as Reflexive Cooperation: John Dewey and the Theory of Democracy Today Negative Freedom and Cultural Belonging: An Unhealthy Tension in the Political Philosophy of Isaiah Berlin Post-traditional Communities: A Conceptual Proposal
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd How to Stop Living and Start Worrying
Book SynopsisThe question of how to lead a happy and meaningful life has been at the heart of philosophical debate since time immemorial. Today, however, these questions seem to be addressed not by philosophers but self-help gurus, who frantically champion the individual''s quest for self-expression and self-realization; the desire to become authentic. Against these new age sophistries, How to Stop Living and Start Worrying tackles the question of ''how to live'' by forcing us to explore our troubling relationship with death. For Critchley, philosophy begins with the question of finitude and with his understanding of a key classical theme - that to philosophize is to learn how to die. Learning how to accept both our own and others'' mortality as a part of life also raises the question of how to love. Critchley argues that the act of love requires us to give up something of ourselves, to lose control so as to be open to the demands of love. We will never be equal to this demand and so we Trade Review"An entertaining set of conversations with a bright star of philosophy." Boyd Tonkin, The Independent "The pages are stuffed with reminiscence and intriguing passing ideas as well as more arguments (of greater or lesser plausability) than most books twice the length. The intellectual register soars and plunges in a pleasing rhythm." Steven Poole, The Guardian "Apart from his charming autobiography, Critchley is remarkably adept at clearly explaining quite difficult ideas." Nina Power, Philosophers' Magazine "Carl Cederstrom's book of interviews with Simon Critchley, reminded me that I was not the only tinnitus-blighted Scouser to be fighting the good fight for 'Continental' philosophy!" Mark Thwaite, Ready Steady Book "An indispensable resource to anyone interested in Critchley's writing." A Piece of Monologue "After reading this book, I was, I must admit, sorely tempted to answer Camus's famous question in the affirmative." David Shields, author of Reality HungerTable of ContentsIntroduction vii 1 Life 1 2 Philosophy 27 3 Death 37 4 Love 60 5 Humour 77 6 Authenticity 102 Bibliography 123 Index 131
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