Finding oneself in the other
by Cohen, G. A., (Gerald Allan)
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volume brings together some of Cohen's most personal philosophical and nonphilosophical essays, many of them previously unpublished.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 …
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- Full title :Finding oneself in the other / G.A. Cohen ; edited by Michael Otsuka.
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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volume brings together some of Cohen's most personal philosophical and nonphilosophical essays, many of them previously unpublished.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.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication:Princeton, N.J
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781400845323, 1400845327, 1283578778, 9781283578776, 0691148805, 9780691148809, 0691148813, 9780691148816
- oclc:ocn815503276
- LC Classification:B1618.C648
- Dewey Decimal:320
Table of Contents
Isaiah's Marx, and mine -- Prague preamble to "why not socialism?" -- A black and white issue -- Two weeks in India -- Complete bullshit -- Casting the first stone: who can, and who can't condemn the terrorists? -- Ways of silencing critics -- Rescuing conservatism: a defense of existing value (All Souls version) -- Valedictory lecture: my philosophical development (and impressions of philosophers whom I met along the way) -- Notes on regarding people as equals -- One kind of spirituality: come back, Feuerbach, all is forgiven!
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