The step back : ethics and politics after deconstruction / David Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, David, 1946-

Series:

SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy.

SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Moral and ethical aspects.

Violence.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This original contribution to the ethical and political significance of philosophy addresses a number of major themes—identity, violence, the erotic, freedom, responsibility, religious belief, globalization—and critically engages with the work of Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Derrida, and Levinas. It promotes a unique blend of deconstructive critique and a certain English skepticism, leading to the affirmation of a negative capability—a patience and vigilance in the face of both human folly and philosophy's own homegrown pathologies. The author argues for the extension of our sense of openness and responsibility to animal life, and indeed life in general, and not just to the human.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Philosophy and Violence

Identity and Violence

The Philosophy of Violence :: The Violence of Philosophy

Where Levinas Went Wrong

Singular Encounters

The First Kiss

Thinking God in the Wake of Kierkegaard

Dionysus in America

Ethics and Politics after Deconstruction

Notes toward a Deconstructive Phenomenology

Responsibility Reinscribed (and How)

What is Ecophenomenology?

Globalization and Freedom

Philosophy: The Antioxidant of Higher Education

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-227) and index.

ISBN:

9780791483213

0791483215

9781423744221

1423744225

OCLC:

461442737