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Philosophy, ethics and a common humanity : essays in honour of Raimond Gaita / edited by Christopher Cordner.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gaita, Raimond, 1946-.
- Gaita, Raimond.
- Ethics.
- Philosophical anthropology.
- Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The work of Raimond Gaita, in books such as Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception, A Common Humanity and The Philosopher's Dog, has made an outstanding and controversial contribution to philosophy and to the wider culture. In this superb collection an international team of contributors explore issues across the wide range of Gaita's thought, including the nature of good and evil, philosophy and biography, the unthinkable, Plato and ancient philosophy, Wittgenstein, the religious dimensions of Gaita's work, aspects of the Holocaust, and aboriginal reconciliation in
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Philosophy, Ethics and a Common Humanity; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Raimond Gaita: a brief biography; Preface; Introduction: Philosophy in celebration: Christopher Cordner; 1. Gaita on recognizing the human: Lars Hertzberg; 2. The work of saintly love: the religious impulse in Gaita's writing: Stephen Mulhall; 3. Insanity, crankiness and evil - and other ways of thinking the unthinkable: Jonathan Glover; 4. Gaita and Plato: goodness, love and beauty: Christopher Cordner; 5. Good and Evil and the criminal law: Antony Duff
- 6. In search of goodness: Marina Barabas7. Human dignity between kitsch and deification: Avishai Margalit; 8. The meaning of what we have done: humanity, invisibility and law in the European settlement of Australia: Martin Krygier; 9. Primo Levi: an appreciation: Robert Manne; 10. 'It goes deep with me': Plato's Charmides on knowledge, self-knowledge and integrity: M. M. McCabe; 11. Romulus, My Father and the 'virtues of truth': Genevieve Lloyd; 12. Form and content in Romulus, My Father: Peter Coghlan; 13. On adapting Romulus, My Father: Nick Drake; 14. A poem and its hauntings: Peter Steele
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-66040-6
- 9786613637338
- 0-203-83000-8
- 1-136-81929-0
- 9780203830000
- OCLC:
- 797918633
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