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Finding Oneself in the Other / G. A. Cohen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Course BookDescription: 1 online resource : 1 line illus. 1 tableContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691148809
  • 9781400845323
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 192 23
LOC classification:
  • B1618.C648 A5 2017
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor'S Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. I Saiah'S Marx, And Mine -- Chapter 2. Prague Preamble To "Why Not Socialism?" -- Chapter 3. A Black And White Issue -- Chapter 4. Two Weeks In India -- Chapter 5. Complete Bullshit -- Chapter 6. Casting the First Stone: Who Can, and Who Can't, Condemn the Terrorists? -- Chapter 7. Ways of Silencing Critics -- Chapter 8. Rescuing Conservatism: A Defense of Existing Value (All Souls version) -- Chapter 9. Valedictory Lecture: My Philosophical Development (and impressions of philosophers whom I met along the way) -- Chapter 10. Notes on Regarding People as Equals -- Chapter 11. One Kind of Spirituality: Come Back, Feuerbach, All Is Forgiven! -- Works Cited -- Index
Summary: This is the second of three volumes of posthumously collected writings of G. A. Cohen, who was one of the leading, and most progressive, figures in contemporary political philosophy. This volume brings together some of Cohen's most personal philosophical and nonphilosophical essays, many of them previously unpublished. Rich in first-person narration, insight, and humor, these pieces vividly demonstrate why Thomas Nagel described Cohen as a "wonderful raconteur.? The nonphilosophical highlight of the book is Cohen's remarkable account of his first trip to India, which includes unforgettable vignettes of encounters with strangers and reflections on poverty and begging. Other biographical pieces include his valedictory lecture at Oxford, in which he describes his philosophical development and offers his impressions of other philosophers, and "Isaiah's Marx, and Mine," a tribute to his mentor Isaiah Berlin. Other essays address such topics as the truth in "small-c conservatism," who can and can't condemn terrorists, and the essence of bullshit. A recurring theme is finding completion in relation to the world of other human beings. Engaging, perceptive, and empathetic, these writings reveal a more personal side of one of the most influential philosophers of our time.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor'S Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. I Saiah'S Marx, And Mine -- Chapter 2. Prague Preamble To "Why Not Socialism?" -- Chapter 3. A Black And White Issue -- Chapter 4. Two Weeks In India -- Chapter 5. Complete Bullshit -- Chapter 6. Casting the First Stone: Who Can, and Who Can't, Condemn the Terrorists? -- Chapter 7. Ways of Silencing Critics -- Chapter 8. Rescuing Conservatism: A Defense of Existing Value (All Souls version) -- Chapter 9. Valedictory Lecture: My Philosophical Development (and impressions of philosophers whom I met along the way) -- Chapter 10. Notes on Regarding People as Equals -- Chapter 11. One Kind of Spirituality: Come Back, Feuerbach, All Is Forgiven! -- Works Cited -- Index

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This is the second of three volumes of posthumously collected writings of G. A. Cohen, who was one of the leading, and most progressive, figures in contemporary political philosophy. This volume brings together some of Cohen's most personal philosophical and nonphilosophical essays, many of them previously unpublished. Rich in first-person narration, insight, and humor, these pieces vividly demonstrate why Thomas Nagel described Cohen as a "wonderful raconteur.? The nonphilosophical highlight of the book is Cohen's remarkable account of his first trip to India, which includes unforgettable vignettes of encounters with strangers and reflections on poverty and begging. Other biographical pieces include his valedictory lecture at Oxford, in which he describes his philosophical development and offers his impressions of other philosophers, and "Isaiah's Marx, and Mine," a tribute to his mentor Isaiah Berlin. Other essays address such topics as the truth in "small-c conservatism," who can and can't condemn terrorists, and the essence of bullshit. A recurring theme is finding completion in relation to the world of other human beings. Engaging, perceptive, and empathetic, these writings reveal a more personal side of one of the most influential philosophers of our time.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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