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Ethics of the Real
Alenka Zupancic
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Description for Ethics of the Real
Paperback. Fascinating study of the relationship between the philosopher and the psychoanalyst by major Slovenian scholar. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
The idea of Kantian ethics is both simple and revolutionary: it proposes a moral law independent of any notion of a pre-established Good or any 'human inclination' such as love, sympathy or fear. In attempting to interpret such a revolutionary proposition in a more 'humane' light, and to turn Kant into our contemporary-someone who can help us with our own ethical dilemmas-many Kantian scholars have glossed over its apparent paradoxes and impossible claims. This book is concerned with doing exactly the opposite. Kant, thank God, is not our contemporary; he stands against the grain of our times. Lacan on the ... Read more
The idea of Kantian ethics is both simple and revolutionary: it proposes a moral law independent of any notion of a pre-established Good or any 'human inclination' such as love, sympathy or fear. In attempting to interpret such a revolutionary proposition in a more 'humane' light, and to turn Kant into our contemporary-someone who can help us with our own ethical dilemmas-many Kantian scholars have glossed over its apparent paradoxes and impossible claims. This book is concerned with doing exactly the opposite. Kant, thank God, is not our contemporary; he stands against the grain of our times. Lacan on the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844677870
SKU
V9781844677870
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About Alenka Zupancic
Alenka Zupancic is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy in the Slovene Academy of Sciences, Ljublijana
Reviews for Ethics of the Real
“If Zupancic's book does not become a classic work of reference, the only conclusion will be that our academia is caught in an obscure desire to self-destruct.”—Slavoj iek