Bad Conscience

Vladimir Jankelevitch was one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century philosophy. In The Bad Conscience, Vladimir lays the foundations for his later work, Forgiveness, grappling with the conditions that give rise to the moral awareness without which forgiveness would make no sense. This is an English-language translation of his work.

Info autore

Vladimir Jankelevitch (1903-85) held the Chair in Moral Philosophy at the Sorbonne from 1951 to 1978. He is the author of more than twenty books on philosophy and music, including Forgiveness, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Andrew Kelley is associate professor of philosophy at Bradley University. He is also the translator of Jankelevitch's Forgiveness.

Riassunto

Vladimir Jankelevitch was one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century philosophy. In The Bad Conscience, Vladimir lays the foundations for his later work, Forgiveness, grappling with the conditions that give rise to the moral awareness without which forgiveness would make no sense. This is an English-language translation of his work.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Vladimir Jankaelaevitch, Vladimir Jankelevitch, Jankelevitch Vladimir, Vladimir Janklevitch
• Con la collaborazione di: Andrew Kelley (Traduzione), Kelley Andrew (Traduzione)
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.11.2014
• EAN: 9780226009537
• ISBN: 978-0-226-00953-7
• Pagine: 200
• Serie: Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith; mersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy