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Philosophy and the Return of Violence

Philosophy and the Return of Violence

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Written at a time when violence has many faces and goes by many names, this collection is proof that philosophy can remain a vital partner in the twin tasks of diagnosis and action. Emerging across specters of genocide, racism, oppression, terror, poverty, or war, the threat of violence is not only concrete and urgent, but all too often throws the work of critical reflection into vulnerable paralysis. With essays by some of today's finest scholars, these pages breathe new life into the hard work of intellectual engagement. Philosophers such as Peg Birmingham, Robert Bernasconi, and Bernhard Waldenfels not only feel the distinct burden of our age but, with unflagging attention to the philosophical tradition, forge a pronounced counterweight to the violent gyre of today. The result is a stirring critique that looks outward upon the phenomena of injustice, and inward upon the instruments and assumptions of philosophical discourse itself.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
228
Release Date:
2011-04-28
Publication Date:
2011-02-17
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1441152725
ISBN13:
9781441152725
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
511 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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