Difficulties of Ethical Life

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Shannon Sullivan, and Dennis J. Schmidt Klappentext Philosophy is being radically transformed by questions of how to live well. What does such a way of life mean? How are we to understand the meaning of ethicality? What are the obstacles to ethical living? And should we assume that an ethical life is a betterlife?Current developments seem to have outstripped the capacity of traditional forms of reflection to answer these questions. Ranging from existentialism to deconstruction, phenomenology to psychoanalytic theory, andhermeneutics to post-structuralism, these twelve essays take up a wide but clearly connected set of issues relevant to living ethically: race, responsibility, religion, terror, torture, technology, deception, and eventhe very possibility of an ethical life. Some of the questions addressed are specific to our times; others are ancient questions but with quite contemporary twists. Zusammenfassung Philosophy is being radically transformed by questions of how to live well. What does such a way of life mean? How are we to understand the meaning of ethicality? What are the obstacles to ethical living? And should we assume that an ethical life is a 'better' life? This title considers issues relevant to living ethically.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Dennis Schmidt, Dennis J. Schmidt, Shannon (EDT)/ Schmidt Sullivan, Shannon Schmidt Sullivan, SULLIVAN SHANNON SCHMIDT DENNIS
• Collaboration: Dennis J Schmidt (Editeur), Dennis J. Schmidt (Editeur), Shannon Sullivan (Editeur)
• Edition: Fordham University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 15.10.2008
• EAN: 9780823229734
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-2973-4
• Pages: 256
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Thèmes: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy; Perspectives in Continental Ph; Perspectives in Continental Ph; Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires