The Unthinkable in Ethics, History and Philosophical Anthropology : A Pragmatic-Transcendental View / Sami Pihlström.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pihlström, Sami, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophical anthropology.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

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Summary:

This book, authored by Sami Pihlström, explores the concept of the 'unthinkable' through the lenses of ethics, history, and philosophical anthropology. It delves into the moral dilemmas and ethical structures that define human experience, particularly focusing on historical events like the Holocaust and their ontological significance. The author examines deep ethical disagreements and the constitution of shared ethical realities, discussing topics such as animal suffering, the philosophy of war and pacifism, and the limits of argumentation. Intended for scholars and students in philosophy and ethics, the book aims to provoke thought on the boundaries of moral reasoning and the nature of ethical constructs. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle page

Also available from Bloomsbury

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The structure of the book

Freedom, pragmatism, and unthinkability

1 Toward a Pragmatic Transcendental Philosophy of the Unthinkable

1.1. Conceptual preliminaries I: limiting cases

1.2. Conceptual preliminaries II: the transcendental approach

1.3. Transcendentally constitutive unthinkability vs.“mere” deep ethical disagreement

2 The Unthinkable as Ontologically Constitutive (of “Us”): The Ethical Structures of History and the Unique Reality of the Holocaust

2.1. The unthinkability of the Holocaust: some philosophical and historical questions

2.2. Our common humanity and the ethical constitution of historical ontology

3 The Unthinkable as Ethically Constitutive: Human Exceptionalism and Otherness

3.1. Humans and monsters

3.2. The unthinkability of theodicies

3.3. Animal suffering and antitheodicy

4 From Modus Ponens to Modus Tollens: Beyond the Limits of (Philosophical) Argumentation

4.1. Unthinkable antinatalism

4.2. Thinking evil thoughts?

4.3. Holistic pragmatism and philosophical temperaments

5 Living in a Shared World: On the Philosophy of War and Pacifism

5.1. The quasi-theodicism of just war

5.2. Pacifism and the limits of argumentation

6 Concluding Remarks: Negativity and Humanism

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-350-50654-0

1-350-50655-9

1-350-50653-2

OCLC:

1465274997