| Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception Contributor(s): Gaita, Raimond (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415332885 ISBN-13: 9780415332880 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Raimond Gaita, author of the acclaimed "A Common Humanity" returns with a new edition of "Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception," the book which first sparked off much of the current interest in the topic of "evil." In "Good and Evil," Raimond Gaita draws moral philosophy away from the academic study of ethics and considers instead how real people actually think, talk and feel about morality. He explores our ideas of good and evil, and their link to our respect for human beings and the "preciousness" of each individual. Drawing on work ranging from Plato and Wittgenstein to George Orwell and Primo Levi, Gaita ultimately shows that questions about good and evil come down to questions about the meaning of our lives. This second edition features a new preface and afterword by the author. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Good & Evil - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 170 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.46" W x 9.44" (1.67 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Raimond Gaita's Good and Evil is one of the most important, original and provocative books on the nature of morality to have been published in recent years. It is essential reading for anyone interested in what it means to talk about good and evil. Gaita argues that questions about morality are inseparable from the preciousness of each human being, an issue we can only address if we place the idea of remorse at the centre of moral life. Drawing on an astonishing range of thinkers and writers, including Plato, Wittgenstein, George Orwell and Primo Levi, Gaita also reflects on the place of reason and truth in morality and ultimately how questions about good and evil are connected to the meaning of our lives. This revised edition of Good and Evil includes a substantial new preface and afterword by the author. |