Ethical subjects in contemporary culture /
Taking his lead from the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, and engaging with a number of ethical thinkers, Dave Boothroyd addresses a number of key contemporary ethical subjects. In doing so, he reveals how responsibility is grounded in the everyday encounters and situations we are all familiar with....
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2013]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Taking his lead from the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, and engaging with a number of ethical thinkers, Dave Boothroyd addresses a number of key contemporary ethical subjects. In doing so, he reveals how responsibility is grounded in the everyday encounters and situations we are all familiar with. Key Features. Pays particular attention to the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas Engages with a number of important theorists of ethics and culture: Nietzsche, Heidegger, Derrida, Irigaray, Foucault, Deleuze, Nancy and Badiou Focuses on ethical concerns such as sexual difference, vulnerability, secrecy, mediated communications, suffering, generosity, hospitality, friendship, censorship and death |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 228 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780748681662 0748681663 1299735843 9781299735842 9780748693795 0748693793 9780748640096 0748640096 9780748670093 0748670092 |