A world without why
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Princeton ; Princeton University Press, [2014].
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xvi, 264 pages ; 23 cm.
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Sparks Library - Adult Nonfiction
190 GEUSS 2014
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190 GEUSS 2014
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Published
Princeton ; Princeton University Press, [2014].
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Book
Language
English
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2013043562
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-256) and index.
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"The essays in this collection--several of which are published here for the first time--explore the genesis and historical development of this optimistic configuration in ethical thought and the ways in which it has shown itself to be unfounded and misguided. Discussions of Greco-Roman antiquity and of the philosophies of Socrates, Plato, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, and Adorno play a central role in many of these essays. Geuss also ranges over such topics as the concepts of intelligibility, authority, democracy, and criticism; the role of lying in politics; architecture; the place of theology in ethics; tragedy and comedy; and the struggle between realism and our search for meaning. Characterized by Geuss's wide-ranging interests in literature, philosophy, and history, and by his political commitment and trenchant style, A World without Why raises fundamental questions about the viability not just of specific ethical concepts and theses, but of our most basic assumptions about what ethics could and must be."--www.Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Geuss, R. (2014). A world without why . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Geuss, Raymond. 2014. A World Without Why. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Geuss, Raymond. A World Without Why Princeton University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Geuss, Raymond. A World Without Why Princeton University Press, 2014.
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