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Kant's Moral Religion - Allen W. Wood - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Kant's Moral Religion - Allen W. Wood - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

In Kant''s Moral Religion , Allen W. Wood argues that Kant''s doctrine of religious belief if consistent with his best critical thinking and, in fact, that the "moral arguments"—along with the faith they justify—are an integral part of Kant''s critical philosophy. Wood shows that Kant''s sensitive religious outlook on the world deserves to be counted among the greatest of his philosophical contributions.In setting forth his interpretation of Kant, Wood provides a clear statement of what the philosopher reveals in his reasoning for belief in God and immortality. He reexamines Kant''s conception of moral volition and defends his doctrine of the "highest good." He discusses Kant''s use of moral faith as a rational criterion for religion in relation to ecclesiastically faith, religious experience, and claims to divine revelation. Finally, he discusses the philosopher''s idea of radical evil in man''s nature, and develops Kant''s theory of divine grace as it is foreshadowed in his 1793 book Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone .Kant''s thoughts about religion, Wood maintains, are a great philosopher''s solution to difficult problems that must be confronted by everyone and can serve as a guide in any effort to deal rationally with questions of religion.

DKK 472.00
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Kant's Rational Theology - Allen W. Wood - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Kant's Rational Theology - Allen W. Wood - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

In Kant''s Rational Theology , Allen W. Wood explores Kant''s views on the concept of God and on the attempt to demonstrate God''s existence. "We cannot have a full or balanced understanding of Kant''s thought on religious subjects," he writes, "as long as we fail to take account of his reflections, often exceedingly abstract, obscure, and subtle, concerning the rational origin, content, and status of our concept of a supreme being."The importance of this aspect of Kantian thought, according to Wood, lies in its originality, in its historical influence, and in the insights it affords into the tradition of rational theology in medieval and modern philosophy. He believes that it also provides a means of understanding Kant''s work as a whole and of achieving a proper appreciation of the contents of Kant''s moral faith.The author focuses on Kant''s chapter on the ideal or pure reason from the Critique of Pure Reason and also discusses other Kantian writings (especially the Lectures on Philosophical Theology , the Critique of Judgment , and several of Kant''s precritical essays) where the topic of rational theology is prominent. A concise recapitulation and critical assessment of Kant''s more speculative theses, this book is a complement to Wood''s earlier book, Kant''s Moral Religion .

DKK 447.00
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Kant's Moral Religion - Allen W. Wood - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Kant's Moral Religion - Allen W. Wood - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

In Kant''s Moral Religion , Allen W. Wood argues that Kant''s doctrine of religious belief if consistent with his best critical thinking and, in fact, that the "moral arguments"—along with the faith they justify—are an integral part of Kant''s critical philosophy. Wood shows that Kant''s sensitive religious outlook on the world deserves to be counted among the greatest of his philosophical contributions.In setting forth his interpretation of Kant, Wood provides a clear statement of what the philosopher reveals in his reasoning for belief in God and immortality. He reexamines Kant''s conception of moral volition and defends his doctrine of the "highest good." He discusses Kant''s use of moral faith as a rational criterion for religion in relation to ecclesiastically faith, religious experience, and claims to divine revelation. Finally, he discusses the philosopher''s idea of radical evil in man''s nature, and develops Kant''s theory of divine grace as it is foreshadowed in his 1793 book Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone .Kant''s thoughts about religion, Wood maintains, are a great philosopher''s solution to difficult problems that must be confronted by everyone and can serve as a guide in any effort to deal rationally with questions of religion.

DKK 344.00
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Kantian Ethics Almost without Apology - Marcia W. Baron - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Kantian Ethics Almost without Apology - Marcia W. Baron - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

A reappraisal on the emphasis on duty in Immanuel Kant''s ethics is long overdue. Marcia W. Baron evaluates and for the most part defends Kantian ethics against two frequent criticisms: that duty plays too large a role, leaving no room for the supererogatory; and that Kant places too much value on acting from duty. The author first argues that Kant''s distinction between perfect and imperfect duties provides a plausible and intriguing alternative to contemporary approaches to charity, self-sacrifice, heroism, and saintliness. She probes the differences between the supererogationist and the Kantian, exploring the motivation between the former''s position and bringing to light sharply divided views on the nature of moral constraint and excellence. Baron then confronts problems associated with Kant''s account of moral motivation, she argues that the value that Kant attaches to acting from duty attaches primarily to governing ones conduct by a commitment to doing what morality asks. Thus understood, Kant''s ethics steers clear of the most serious criticism. Of special interest is her discussion of overdetermination. Clearly written and cogently argued, Kantian Ethics Almost without Apology takes on the most philosophically intriguing challenges to Kantian ethics and subjects them to a rigorous yet sympathetic assessment. Readers will find here original contributions to the debate over impartial morality.

DKK 447.00
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Kantian Ethics Almost without Apology - Marcia W. Baron - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Kantian Ethics Almost without Apology - Marcia W. Baron - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

A reappraisal on the emphasis on duty in Immanuel Kant''s ethics is long overdue. Marcia W. Baron evaluates and for the most part defends Kantian ethics against two frequent criticisms: that duty plays too large a role, leaving no room for the supererogatory; and that Kant places too much value on acting from duty. The author first argues that Kant''s distinction between perfect and imperfect duties provides a plausible and intriguing alternative to contemporary approaches to charity, self-sacrifice, heroism, and saintliness. She probes the differences between the supererogationist and the Kantian, exploring the motivation between the former''s position and bringing to light sharply divided views on the nature of moral constraint and excellence. Baron then confronts problems associated with Kant''s account of moral motivation, she argues that the value that Kant attaches to acting from duty attaches primarily to governing ones conduct by a commitment to doing what morality asks. Thus understood, Kant''s ethics steers clear of the most serious criticism. Of special interest is her discussion of overdetermination. Clearly written and cogently argued, Kantian Ethics Almost without Apology takes on the most philosophically intriguing challenges to Kantian ethics and subjects them to a rigorous yet sympathetic assessment. Readers will find here original contributions to the debate over impartial morality.

DKK 379.00
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What Ought I to Do? - Catherine Chalier - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

What Ought I to Do? - Catherine Chalier - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Is it possible to apply a theoretical approach to ethics? The French philosopher Catherine Chalier addresses this question with an unusual combination of traditional ethics and continental philosophy. In a powerful argument for the necessity of moral reflection, Chalier counters the notion that morality can be derived from theoretical knowledge. Chalier analyzes the positions of two great moral philosophers, Kant and Levinas. While both are critical of an ethics founded on knowledge, their criticisms spring from distinctly different points of view. Chalier reexamines their conclusions, pitting Levinas against (and with) Kant, to interrogate the very foundations of moral philosophy and moral imperatives. She provides a clear, systematic comparison of their positions on essential ideas such as free will, happiness, freedom, and evil. Although based on a close and elegant presentation of Kant and Levinas, Chalier''s book serves as a context for the development of the author''s own reflections on the question "What am I supposed to do?" and its continued importance for contemporary philosophy.

DKK 287.00
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What Ought I to Do? - Catherine Chalier - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

What Ought I to Do? - Catherine Chalier - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Is it possible to apply a theoretical approach to ethics? The French philosopher Catherine Chalier addresses this question with an unusual combination of traditional ethics and continental philosophy. In a powerful argument for the necessity of moral reflection, Chalier counters the notion that morality can be derived from theoretical knowledge. Chalier analyzes the positions of two great moral philosophers, Kant and Levinas. While both are critical of an ethics founded on knowledge, their criticisms spring from distinctly different points of view. Chalier reexamines their conclusions, pitting Levinas against (and with) Kant, to interrogate the very foundations of moral philosophy and moral imperatives. She provides a clear, systematic comparison of their positions on essential ideas such as free will, happiness, freedom, and evil. Although based on a close and elegant presentation of Kant and Levinas, Chalier''s book serves as a context for the development of the author''s own reflections on the question "What am I supposed to do?" and its continued importance for contemporary philosophy.

DKK 959.00
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The Ethics of Criticism - Tobin Siebers - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Ethics of Criticism - Tobin Siebers - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Tobin Siebers asserts that literary criticism is essentially a form of ethics. The Ethics of Criticism investigates the moral character of contemporary literary theory, assessing a wide range of theoretical approaches in terms of both the ethical presuppositions underlying the critical claims and the attitudes fostered by the approaches. Building on analyses of the moral legacies of Plato, Kant, Nietzsche, and Freud, Siebers identifies the various fronts on which the concerns of critical theory impinge on those of ethics.

DKK 186.00
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The Ethics of Criticism - Tobin Siebers - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Ethics of Criticism - Tobin Siebers - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Tobin Siebers asserts that literary criticism is essentially a form of ethics. The Ethics of Criticism investigates the moral character of contemporary literary theory, assessing a wide range of theoretical approaches in terms of both the ethical presuppositions underlying the critical claims and the attitudes fostered by the approaches. Building on analyses of the moral legacies of Plato, Kant, Nietzsche, and Freud, Siebers identifies the various fronts on which the concerns of critical theory impinge on those of ethics.

DKK 526.00
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Political Theory and the Displacement of Politics - Bonnie Honig - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Political Theory and the Displacement of Politics - Bonnie Honig - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

In this book, Bonnie Honig rethinks that established relation between politics and political theory. From liberal to communitarian to republican, political theorists of opposing positions often treat political theory less as an exploration of politics than as a series of devices of its displacement. Honig characterizes Kant, Rawls, and Sandel as virtue theorists of politics, arguing that they rely on principles of right, rationality, community, and law to protect their political theories from the conflict and uncertainty of political reality. Drawing on Nietzsche and Arendt, as well as Machiavelli and Derrida, Honig explores an alternative politics of virtù, which treats the disruptions of political order as valued sites of democratic freedom and individuality.

DKK 1163.00
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Mathematics in Philosophy - Charles D. Parsons - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Mathematics in Philosophy - Charles D. Parsons - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

This important book by a major American philosopher brings together eleven essays treating problems in logic and the philosophy of mathematics. A common point of view, that mathematical thought is central to our thought in general, underlies the essays. In his introduction, Parsons articulates that point of view and relates it to past and recent discussions of the foundations of mathematics. Mathematics in Philosophy is divided into three parts. Ontology—the question of the nature and extent of existence assumptions in mathematics—is the subject of Part One and recurs elsewhere. Part Two consists of essays on two important historical figures, Kant and Frege, and one contemporary, W. V. Quine. Part Three contains essays on the three interrelated notions of set, class, and truth.

DKK 472.00
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Mathematics in Philosophy - Charles D. Parsons - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Mathematics in Philosophy - Charles D. Parsons - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

This important book by a major American philosopher brings together eleven essays treating problems in logic and the philosophy of mathematics. A common point of view, that mathematical thought is central to our thought in general, underlies the essays. In his introduction, Parsons articulates that point of view and relates it to past and recent discussions of the foundations of mathematics. Mathematics in Philosophy is divided into three parts. Ontology—the question of the nature and extent of existence assumptions in mathematics—is the subject of Part One and recurs elsewhere. Part Two consists of essays on two important historical figures, Kant and Frege, and one contemporary, W. V. Quine. Part Three contains essays on the three interrelated notions of set, class, and truth.

DKK 380.00
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The Dialectics of Absolute Nothingness - - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Dialectics of Absolute Nothingness - - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Dialectics of Absolute Nothingness investigates the appropriations, critiques, and innovative interpretations of German philosophy by the Kyoto School, showing how central concepts of German philosophical traditions found a place within non-Western frameworks such as Zen and Pure Land Buddhism, thereby transcending the original Western context. Kyoto School philosophers critically engaged with their own tradition and grappled with classical German philosophy from Kant to German Idealism and from Neo-Kantianism to German phenomenology. Far from mimicking the Western tradition, Nishida, Tanabe, Nishitani and other Japanese philosophers overcame their sense of alienation from European philosophy by making its concepts their own and advancing their ideas as a hybrid of European and Japanese philosophy through which they developed their own world historical perspective. Showcasing the ways that Kyoto School philosophers internalized German philosophy and generated their own original perspectives, The Dialectics of Absolute Nothingness demonstrates the Kyoto School''s potential for culturally diversifying the study of German philosophy and paves the way for the comprehensive study of Asian philosophy in European and global contexts.

DKK 534.00
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Origins and the Enlightenment - Catherine Labio - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Origins and the Enlightenment - Catherine Labio - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

What epistemic assumptions framed eighteenth-century thinkers'' speculations regarding origins? What, if anything, connected these speculations? The best way to understand the Enlightenment''s obsession with origins is to study it in conjunction with the contemporary conceptualization of originality as a criterion of aesthetic value, Catherine Labio maintains. Her expansive survey of the era''s thought places special emphasis on epistemology and is genuinely interdisciplinary, drawing on such fields as anthropology, geometry, historiography, literary criticism, and political economy. One of the most striking facets of Enlightenment thought, according to Labio, is the emergence of aesthetics as a master discourse that enabled its users to make sense of worlds ostensibly unrelated to the arts. In particular, once knowledge became defined as knowledge of things made by human beings, originality became valued not only for its novelty but also as a guarantee of epistemological certainty. Labio analyzes the views held by a variety of European thinkers—including Baumgarten, Condillac, Descartes, Kant, Locke, Rousseau, Adam Smith, Vico, and Edward Young—on the origins of ideas, languages, nations, nature, and wealth. Throughout, the author deals with a wide range of primary and secondary materials.

DKK 472.00
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Political Theory and the Displacement of Politics - Bonnie Honig - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Political Theory and the Displacement of Politics - Bonnie Honig - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Political Theory and the Displacement of Politics , originally published in 1993, has been called a founding text of agonism, which treats political contestation not as a regrettably necessary way to correct political imperfections but as a necessary, sometimes joyful feature of democratic life. As Bonnie Honig writes in the preface to this thirtieth anniversary edition, "the agonism that informs this book is democratic: it is committed to shared spaces and relational practices in which diverse groups and individuals set and reset the terms of living together as equals." By rethinking the established relation between politics and political theory, Honig argues that political theorists of opposing positions often treat political theory less as an exploration of politics than as a series of devices for its displacement. She characterizes Kant, Rawls, and Sandel as virtue theorists of politics, arguing that they rely on principles of right, rationality, community, and law to protect their political theories from the conflict and uncertainty of political reality. Drawing on Nietzsche and Arendt as well as Machiavelli and Derrida, Honig instead explores an alternative politics of virtú , which treats the disruptions of political order as valued sites of democratic freedom and individuality.

DKK 1133.00
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Forms of Life - Andreas Gailus - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Forms of Life - Andreas Gailus - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

In Forms of Life , Andreas Gailus argues that the neglect of aesthetics in most contemporary theories of biopolitics has resulted in an overly restricted conception of life. He insists we need a more flexible notion of life: one attuned to the interplay and conflict between its many dimensions and forms. Forms of Life develops such a notion through the meticulous study of works by Kant, Goethe, Kleist, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Benn, Musil, and others. Gailus shows that the modern conception of "life" as a generative, organizing force internal to living beings emerged in the last decades of the eighteenth century in biological thought. At the core of this vitalist strand of thought, Gailus maintains, lies a persistent emphasis on the dynamics of formation and deformation, and thus on an intrinsically aesthetic dimension of life. Forms of Life brings this older discourse into critical conversation with contemporary discussions of biopolitics and vitalism, while also developing a rich conception of life that highlights, rather than suppresses, its protean character. Gailus demonstrates that life unfolds in the open-ended interweaving of the myriad forms and modalities of biological, ethical, political, psychical, aesthetic, and biographical systems.

DKK 1178.00
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Political Theory and the Displacement of Politics - Bonnie Honig - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Political Theory and the Displacement of Politics - Bonnie Honig - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Political Theory and the Displacement of Politics , originally published in 1993, has been called a founding text of agonism, which treats political contestation not as a regrettably necessary way to correct political imperfections but as a necessary, sometimes joyful feature of democratic life. As Bonnie Honig writes in the preface to this thirtieth anniversary edition, "the agonism that informs this book is democratic: it is committed to shared spaces and relational practices in which diverse groups and individuals set and reset the terms of living together as equals." By rethinking the established relation between politics and political theory, Honig argues that political theorists of opposing positions often treat political theory less as an exploration of politics than as a series of devices for its displacement. She characterizes Kant, Rawls, and Sandel as virtue theorists of politics, arguing that they rely on principles of right, rationality, community, and law to protect their political theories from the conflict and uncertainty of political reality. Drawing on Nietzsche and Arendt as well as Machiavelli and Derrida, Honig instead explores an alternative politics of virtú , which treats the disruptions of political order as valued sites of democratic freedom and individuality.

DKK 321.00
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The Rhetorical Sense of Philosophy - Donald Phillip Verene - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Rhetorical Sense of Philosophy - Donald Phillip Verene - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Philosophy and rhetoric are both old enemies and old friends. In The Rhetorical Sense of Philosophy , Donald Phillip Verene sets out to shift our understanding of the relationship between philosophy and rhetoric from that of separation to one of close association. He outlines how ancient rhetors focused on the impact of language regardless of truth, ancient philosophers utilized language to test truth; and ultimately, this separation of right reasoning from rhetoric has remained intact throughout history. It is time, Verene argues, to reassess this ancient and misunderstood relationship. Verene traces his argument utilizing the writing of ancient and modern authors from Plato and Aristotle to Descartes and Kant; he also explores the quarrel between philosophy and poetry, as well as the nature of speculative philosophy. Verene''s argument culminates in a unique analysis of the frontispiece as a rhetorical device in the works of Hobbes, Vico, and Rousseau. Verene bridges the stubborn gap between these two fields, arguing that rhetorical speech both brings philosophical speech into existence and allows it to endure and be understood. The Rhetorical Sense of Philosophy depicts the inevitable intersection between philosophy and rhetoric, powerfully illuminating how a rhetorical sense of philosophy is an attitude of mind that does not separate philosophy from its own use of language.

DKK 422.00
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The Aesthetic Relation - Gerard Genette - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Aesthetic Relation - Gerard Genette - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

One of the best-known continental theorists writing today, Gérard Genette here explores our aesthetic relation to works of art. Through an analysis of the views of thinkers ranging from David Hume and Immanuel Kant to Monroe C. Beardsley, Arthur Danto, and Nelson Goodman, Genette seeks to identify the place of the aesthetic in a theory of artistic appreciation. His discussion is rich in detailed examples drawn from all of the arts. The Aesthetic Relation is a companion volume to The Work of Art: Immanence and Transcendence, published by Cornell in 1997. Taken together, the two books offer a comprehensive theory of art which addresses the work of art as at once object and action. Genette maintains that our aesthetic relation to all types of objects presupposes that special attention is paid to their outward aspect (rather than to their usefulness) when appraising them. Such appraisals, while wholly subjective and temporary, are expressed as objective and universal judgments about the items in question. Further, he asserts that our aesthetic relation to works of art in particular is based on an awareness of an aesthetic intention that defines an object as a work of art, as well as on an awareness of a work''s position in its historical and generic field.

DKK 959.00
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Dionysus Reborn - Mihai Spariosu - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Dionysus Reborn - Mihai Spariosu - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Mihai Spariosu here explores the significance of the closely linked concepts of play and aestheticism in philosophical and scientific discourse since the end of the eighteenth century. Spariosu points out that since its birth in archaic and classical Hellenic thought the concept of play has always been subject to the influences of various rational and prerational sets of values. Spariosu maintains that there have been not one but two major modern concepts of aestheticism: artistic aestheticism, related to a prerational mentality and introduced in modern thought by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche; and philosophicalscientific aestheticism, initiated by Kant and Schiller and shaped by rationalism. According to Spariosu, the first has often arisen in response to the attempts of philosophy and science to impose their standards on art, and the second has often been called on to deal with the epistemological crises that periodically shake these disciplines. Spariosu also looks closely at some of the play concepts that surface in modern science in connection with the Darwinian theory of evolution and the play of scientific discourse itself, as exemplified by the new physics and the contemporary philosophy of science. A penetrating and cogently argued book, Dionysus Reborn will be welcomed by readers interested in Continental philosophy, scientific discourse, and the aesthetics of play, including literary theorists, comparatists, philosophers, intellectual historians, and social scientists.

DKK 732.00
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Joseph Reisert - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Joseph Reisert - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Scholars have long debated the contribution Rousseau has made to political thought. Is he a theorist of radical individualism, a reactionary advocate for authoritarianism, or just a brilliantly paradoxical but ultimately incoherent controversialist? In the first book devoted to discussion of Rousseau''s conception of virtue, Joseph R. Reisert argues that Rousseau''s work offers a coherent political theory that both complements and challenges key elements of contemporary liberalism. Drawing on his deep familiarity with Rousseau''s work, Reisert maintains that Rousseau''s primary concern was to discover the psychological foundations of virtue, which he understood as the strength of will needed to respect the rights of others. Reisert reconstructs the model of the human soul that underpins Rousseau''s account of virtue, a model he considers superior to the alternatives conceived by Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Kant, and Rawls. Rousseau, the author explains, believed that life in modern societies undermines virtue, but that for individuals to thrive, and for free societies to endure, all would require moral education. Rousseau, who styled himself "a friend of virtue," sought to impart virtue to his readers through the examples of his literary characters Emile and Julie. Reisert finds that Rousseau''s thought poses a dilemma for modern politics: democratic governments can do little to cultivate virtue directly, yet liberal society continues to need it. The requisite moral teaching, Reisert concludes, should be provided instead by families, religious organizations, and other civil associations.

DKK 590.00
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Mourning Happiness - Vivasvan Soni - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Mourning Happiness - Vivasvan Soni - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

For many eighteenth-century thinkers, happiness was a revolutionary idea filled with the promise of the Enlightenment. Vivasvan Soni argues, however, that the period fails to establish the importance of happiness as a guiding idea for human practice, generating our modern sentimental idea of happiness. Mourning Happiness shows how the eighteenth century''s very obsession with happiness culminates in the political obsolescence of the idea. Soni explains that this puzzling phenomenon can only be comprehended by studying a structural transformation of the idea of happiness at the level of narrative form. Happiness is stripped of its ethical and political content, Soni demonstrates, when its intimate relation to narrative is destroyed. This occurs, paradoxically, in some of the most characteristic narratives of the period: such eighteenth-century novels as Pamela, The Vicar of Wakefield, and Julie; the pervasive sentimentalism of the time; Kant''s ethics; and the political thought of Rousseau and Jefferson. For Soni, the classical Greek idea of happiness—epitomized by Solon''s proverb "Call no man happy until he is dead"—opens the way to imagining a properly secular conception of happiness, one that respects human finitude and mortality. By analyzing the story of Solon''s encounter with Croesus, Attic funeral orations, Greek tragedy, and Aristotle''s ethics, Soni explains what it means to think, rather than feel, a happiness available for public judgment, rooted in narrative, unimaginable without a relationship to community, and irreducible to an emotional state. Such an ideal, Soni concludes, would allow for a radical reenvisioning of a politics that takes happiness seriously and responds to our highest aspirations rather than merely keeping our basest motivations in check.

DKK 472.00
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