| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 290 pages) |
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Routledge studies in twentieth-century philosophy ; 24 |
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Routledge studies in twentieth century philosophy ; 24.
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| Contents |
Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Peaceful thoughts / Philosophy as therapy in Pyrrhonism and Wittgenstein -- chapter 2 Trusting in a world-picture: knowledge, faith and ethics after -- Knowledge, faith and ethics after / On Certainty -- chapter 3 Pluralism, justice and vulnerability: politicizing -- Politicizing Wittgenstein / Wittgenstein -- chapter 4 Interlude -- On preferring peace to war -- chapter 5 Wretchedness without recompense / Wittgenstein on religion, ethics and guilt -- chapter 6 Trespassing -- Guilt and sacrifice in Heidegger, Levinas and ordinary life -- chapter 7 The unreasonableness of ethics -- Levinas and the limits of responsibility -- chapter 8 Contaminations / Levinas, Wittgenstein and Derrida |
| Summary |
Exploring the hitherto neglected affinities between Ludwig Wittgenstein and Emmannuel Levinas, two of the most important and challenging thinkers of the 20th century, Plant navigates between the antagonistic intellectual traditions that they helped to shape |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-285) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
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Lévinas, Emmanuel
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| SUBJECT |
Lévinas, Emmanuel fast |
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951 fast |
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Ethics.
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Religion -- Philosophy.
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Ethics
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ethics (philosophy)
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Ethics
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Religion -- Philosophy
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Ethiek.
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Godsdienstfilosofie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203023110 |
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9780203023112 |
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1134270380 |
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9781134270385 |
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1280155124 |
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9781280155123 |
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1134270372 |
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9781134270378 |
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