书名: Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception
作者: Raimond Gaita (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 2 edition (December 23, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415332893
ISBN-13: 978-0415332897
Book Description
Raimond Gaita, author of the acclaimed A Common Humanity returns with a new edition of Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception, the book which first sparked off much of the current interest in the topic of "evil." In Good and Evil , Raimond Gaita draws moral philosophy away from the academic study of ethics and considers instead how real people actually think, talk and feel about morality. He explores our ideas of good and evil, and their link to our respect for human beings and the "preciousness" of each individual. Drawing on work ranging from Plato and Wittgenstein to George Orwell and Primo Levi, Gaita ultimately shows that questions about good and evil come down to questions about the meaning of our lives.
This second edition features a new preface and afterword by the author.
Review
'A marvellous work, one which ought to change the tone as well as the focus of much contemporary moral philosophy.' -- Bernadette Tobin, Australian
'A superb, richly textured discussion which engages directly with real people and their deeply serious moral concerns.' -- Brenda Almond, THES
'One can only acknowledge the justice and admire the acuteness of many of its critical contributions to contemporary debates in moral philosophy.' -- A.D.M. Walker, Journal of Applied Philosophy
About the Author
Raimond Gaita is Professor of Moral Philosophy at Kings College London and Professor of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. He is the author of A Common Humanity (2001), published by Routledge.
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作者: Raimond Gaita (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 2 edition (December 23, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415332893
ISBN-13: 978-0415332897
Book Description
Raimond Gaita, author of the acclaimed A Common Humanity returns with a new edition of Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception, the book which first sparked off much of the current interest in the topic of "evil." In Good and Evil , Raimond Gaita draws moral philosophy away from the academic study of ethics and considers instead how real people actually think, talk and feel about morality. He explores our ideas of good and evil, and their link to our respect for human beings and the "preciousness" of each individual. Drawing on work ranging from Plato and Wittgenstein to George Orwell and Primo Levi, Gaita ultimately shows that questions about good and evil come down to questions about the meaning of our lives.
This second edition features a new preface and afterword by the author.
Review
'A marvellous work, one which ought to change the tone as well as the focus of much contemporary moral philosophy.' -- Bernadette Tobin, Australian
'A superb, richly textured discussion which engages directly with real people and their deeply serious moral concerns.' -- Brenda Almond, THES
'One can only acknowledge the justice and admire the acuteness of many of its critical contributions to contemporary debates in moral philosophy.' -- A.D.M. Walker, Journal of Applied Philosophy
About the Author
Raimond Gaita is Professor of Moral Philosophy at Kings College London and Professor of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. He is the author of A Common Humanity (2001), published by Routledge.
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