Moral matters : a philosophy of homecoming / Mark Dooley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dooley, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Home--Philosophy.

Home.

Memory (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Moral Matters: A Philosophy of Homecoming is Mark Dooley's attempt to offer an alternative to 'Cyberia'. It is a book about home, memory and identity. At a time when people are rapidly disengaging from those forms of life which once bound them together, it can be argued that our happiness depends on saving and conserving them. We cannot flourish in isolation or by detaching from the social sphere which surrounds us. We cannot truly prosper or progress if we choose to forget where we came from or if we dismiss our inherited moral wisdom. And yet, in opting for loss, separation and homelessness, it seems we have done just that. We have opted for a rootless existence where alienation and amnesia are the norm. This powerful and passionate book shows how the alienated, 'postmodern' self can become re-rooted to time and place and restored to full humanity and happiness whilst moving in a virtual, hyperconnected world. In caring for creation, conserving culture and saving the sacred we can once again make our home in the world and experience the consolation of moving from loss to love."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Homesickness

Playing with our toys

Dealing with the dead

A work of love

Fantasies of freedom

The law of the home

Caring for creation

Conserving culture

Saving the sacred

Conclusion: Homecoming.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-202) and index.

ISBN:

9781474260398

147426039X

9781472523402

1472523407

9781472527868

1472527860

OCLC:

1024282748