Finding oneself in the other / G.A. Cohen ; edited by Michael Otsuka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, G. A. (Gerald Allan), 1941-2009.

Contributor:

Otsuka, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cohen, G. A. (Gerald Allan), 1941-2009.

Cohen, G. A.

Philosophers--Great Britain.

Philosophers.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the second of three volumes of posthumously collected writings of G. A. Cohen, who was one of the leading, and most progressive, figures in contemporary political philosophy. This volume brings together some of Cohen's most personal philosophical and non-philosophical essays, many of them previously unpublished. Rich in first-person narration, insight, and humor, these pieces vividly demonstrate why Thomas Nagel described Cohen as a "wonderful raconteur.? The non-philosophical highlight of the book is Cohen's remarkable account of his first trip to India, which includes unforgettable vignettes of encounters with strangers and reflections on poverty and begging. Other biographical pieces include his valedictory lecture at Oxford, in which he describes his philosophical development and offers his impressions of other philosophers, and "Isaiah's Marx, and Mine," a tribute to his mentor Isaiah Berlin. Other essays address such topics as the truth in "small-c conservatism," who can and can't condemn terrorists, and the essence of bullshit. A recurring theme is finding completion in relation to the world of other human beings. Engaging, perceptive, and empathetic, these writings reveal a more personal side of one of the most influential philosophers of our time.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Editor's Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Isaiah's Marx, And Mine

Chapter 2. Prague Preamble To "Why Not Socialism?"

Chapter 3. A Black And White Issue

Chapter 4. Two Weeks In India

Chapter 5. Complete Bullshit

Chapter 6. Casting the First Stone: Who Can, and Who Can't, Condemn the Terrorists?

Chapter 7. Ways of Silencing Critics

Chapter 8. Rescuing Conservatism: A Defense of Existing Value (All Souls version)

Chapter 9. Valedictory Lecture: My Philosophical Development (and impressions of philosophers whom I met along the way)

Chapter 10. Notes on Regarding People as Equals

Chapter 11. One Kind of Spirituality: Come Back, Feuerbach, All Is Forgiven!

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613891228

9781283578776

1283578778

9781400845323

1400845327

OCLC:

815503276