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A World without Why
Raymond Geuss
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Description for A World without Why
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Wishful thinking is a deeply ingrained human trait that has had a long-term distorting effect on ethical thinking. Many influential ethical views depend on the optimistic assumption that, despite appearances to the contrary, the human and natural world in which we live could, eventually, be made to make sense to us. In A World without Why, Raymond Geuss challenges this assumption. The essays in this collection--several of which are published here for the first time--explore the genesis and historical development of this optimistic configuration in ethical thought and the ways in which it has shown itself to be unfounded ... Read more
Wishful thinking is a deeply ingrained human trait that has had a long-term distorting effect on ethical thinking. Many influential ethical views depend on the optimistic assumption that, despite appearances to the contrary, the human and natural world in which we live could, eventually, be made to make sense to us. In A World without Why, Raymond Geuss challenges this assumption. The essays in this collection--several of which are published here for the first time--explore the genesis and historical development of this optimistic configuration in ethical thought and the ways in which it has shown itself to be unfounded ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
301g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691169200
SKU
V9780691169200
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About Raymond Geuss
Raymond Geuss is professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Cambridge. His books include Politics and the Imagination and Philosophy and Real Politics (both Princeton).
Reviews for A World without Why
Geuss is a unique voice in contemporary philosophy, and this book is ideal for anyone interested in intellectual history.
David Gordon, Library Journal In A World Without Why, Raymond Geuss brings his caustic intelligence to many of themes and figures that have occupied his career.
Alex Sager, Marx & Philosophy In these 13 essays, well-known critical philosopher Geuss ... Read more
David Gordon, Library Journal In A World Without Why, Raymond Geuss brings his caustic intelligence to many of themes and figures that have occupied his career.
Alex Sager, Marx & Philosophy In these 13 essays, well-known critical philosopher Geuss ... Read more