Synopses & Reviews
Questioning Ethics is a major discussion by some of world's leading thinkers of many of the most important ethical issues confronting us today.
New essays by Habermas, MacIntyre, Ricoeur and Kristeva and others discuss issues such as the nature of politics, women's rights, lying, repressed memory, historical debt and forgiveness, the self and responsibility, revisionism, bioethics and multiculturalism. The contributors organize their discussions along the topics of hermeneutics, deconstruction, critical theory, psychoanalysis and the applications of ethics. Also included in this collection is an interview with Jacques Derrida which provides the most accessible insight into his thinking.
Synopsis
This major discussion takes a look at some of the most important ethical issues confronting us today by some of the world 's leading thinkers. Including essays from leading thinkers, such as Jurgen Habermas, Alasdair MacIntyre, Julia Kristeva and Paul Ricoeur, the book 's highlight an interview with Jacques Derrida - presents the most accessible insight into his thinking on ethics and politics for many years. Exploring topics ranging from history, memory, revisionism, and the self and responsibility to democracy, multiculturalism, feminism and the future of politics, the essays are grouped into five thematic sections:
* hermeneutics
* deconstruction
* critical theory
* psychoanalysis
* applied ethics.
Each section considers the challenges posed by ethics and how critical thinking has transformed philosophy today. Questioning Ethics affords an unsurpassed overview of the state of ethical thinking today by some of the world 's foremost philosophers.