The Step Back: Ethics And Politics After Deconstruction
by David Wood
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This original contribution to the ethical and political significance of philosophy addresses a number of major themes ?identity, violence, the erotic, freedom, responsibility, religious belief, globalization ?and critically engages with the work of Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Derrida, and Levinas. It promotes a unique blend of deconstructive critique and a certain English skepticism, leading to the affirmation of a negative capability ?a patience and vigilance in the face of both show more human folly and philosophy's own homegrown pathologies. The author argues for the extension of our sense of openness and responsibility to animal life, and indeed life in general, and not just to the human. show lessTags
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