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This study of Robert Musil's writings reconstructs his understanding of ethics as an experience that eludes language and thought. Situating his work within its contemporary cultural-philosophical horizon and the historical background of National Socialism, the notion of ethics as void can be understood as a response to the crises after World War I.

The Void of Ethics Robert Musil and the

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      Publisher: Northwestern University Press
      Publication Date: 4/30/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780810121089, 978-0810121089
      ISBN10: 0810121085

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      Book Synopsis
      This study of Robert Musil's writings reconstructs his understanding of ethics as an experience that eludes language and thought. Situating his work within its contemporary cultural-philosophical horizon and the historical background of National Socialism, the notion of ethics as void can be understood as a response to the crises after World War I.

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