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This collection offers an in-depth look at Cora Diamond's distinctive approach to ethics and its philosophical significance. It comprises a new essay by Cora Diamond on the policing of concepts, followed by ten original chapters by world-class scholars covering conceptual loss, moral theory, the category of the human, the moral consideration of animals, and the meaning of narcissism. Including comparisons to the work of other contemporary moral philosophers such as Martha Nussbaum, Jeff McMahan, Rai Gaita, Eva Kittay, Christine Korsgaard, and Edward Harcourt, the volume also creates interdisciplinary links between Diamond's work and other fields of study, including psychoanalysis and contemporary ethology. Showcasing the vital importance of Diamond's contribution to philosophy, this volume is essential reading for scholars working in ethics, philosophy of language and literature.
List of contents
1. Introduction; Maria Balaska.- 2. Suspect Notions and the Concept Police; Cora Diamond.- Part I: Concepts.- 3. Conceptual Corruption; Roger Teichmann.- 4. Losing Hope: Wittgenstein and Camus After Diamond; David Cerbone.- Part II: Moral Theory.- 5. Defending Diamond against Harcourt: Wittgensteinian Moral Philosophy and the Subject Matter of Ethics; Oskari Kuusela.- 6. Improvisation within the Range of Implication: Cora Diamond, Henry James, and the Adventure of Literature; Garry L. Hagberg.- Part III: Animal.- 7. Seeing Animal Suffering; Alice Crary.- 8. Ethology and Ethical Change; Ian Ground and Mike Bavidge.- Part IV: Human.- 9. Moralism, Moral Individualism and Testimony; Stephen Mulhall.- 10. What Is In the Look?; Anniken Greve.- Part V: Narcissim.- 11. The Narcissism of the Private Linguist; Richard Gipps.- 12. When a Mind Goes Up in Smoke: Thinking of Evil and Thinking; Maria Balaska.
About the author
Maria Balaska is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. She is the author of
Wittgenstein and Lacan at the Limit: Meaning and Astonishment.
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"Cora Diamond is an important and illuminating voice in contemporary Philosophy ... . Balaska has done well to present us with a collection of essays by a broad range of thinkers who help develop conversations on ethics and its place in our lives. It might be said that these essays are not designed to tell you what to think about ethics, but may act as a guide in your own thinking about ethics." (Ryan Manhire, Philosophical Investigations, Vol. 45 (2), April, 2022)
