ISBN: 9781781680186 - ethics: an essay on the understanding of evil (radical thinkers) (10 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Alain Badiou, one of the most powerful voices in contemporary French philosophy, shows how our prevailing ethical principles serve ultimately to reinforce an ideology of the status quo and fail to provide a framework for an effective understanding of the concept of evil.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 0.78x0.07x0.52 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2013. 1st Edition. Paperback. One of the most powerful voices in contemporary French philosophy explodes the facile assumptions behind the recent ethical turn. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: New. pp. 224.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ethical questions dominate current political and academic agendas. While government think-tanks ponder the dilemmas of bio-ethics, medical ethics and professional ethics, respect for human rights and reverence for the Other have become matters of broad consensus.Alain Badiou, one of the most powerful voices in contemporary French philosophy, explodes the facile assumptions behind this recent ethical turn. He shows how our prevailing ethical principles serve ultimately to reinforce an ideology of the status quo, and fail to provide a framework for an effective understanding of the concept of evil.In contrast, Badiou summons up an 'ethic of truths' which is designed both to sustain and inspire a disciplined, subjective adherence to a militant cause (be it political or scientific, artistic or romantic), and to discern a finely demarcated zone of application for the concept of evil. He defends an effectively super-human integrity over the respect for merely human rights, asserts a partisan universality over the negotiation of merely particular interests, and appeals to an 'immortal' value beyond the protection of mortal privileges.…

Zustand: New. Alain Badiou, one of the most powerful voices in contemporary French philosophy, shows how our prevailing ethical principles serve ultimately to reinforce an ideology of the status quo and fail to provide a framework for an effective understanding of the co.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Ethics | An Essay on the Understanding of Evil | Alain Badiou | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2013 | Penguin Random House LLC | EAN 9781781680186 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…