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- The Step Back: Ethics and Politics after Deconstruction
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
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 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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
- pp. iii-v
- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- PART I: Philosophy and Violence
- 1. Identity and Violence
- pp. 11-25
- PART II: Singular Encounters
- 6. Dionysus in America
- pp. 109-127
- PART III: Ethics and Politics after Deconstruction
- 8. Responsibility Reinscribed (and How)
- pp. 139-148
- 9. What Is Ecophenomenology?
- pp. 149-168
- 10. Globalization and Freedom
- pp. 169-187
- POSTSCRIPT
- pp. 189-194
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791483213
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
62734848
Pages
248
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No