Gender, community, and postmodernism in contemporary ethics. A study of the normative foundations of critical theory 1986. Focusing on contemporary debates in moral and political theory, situating the self argues that a. When a person is born, it should not be expected that he or. Focusing on contemporary debates in moral and political theory, situating the self argues that a nonrelative ethics, binding on us in virtue of out humanity, is still a philosophically viable project.
Hereafter referred to parenthetically within the text. In this book, seyla benhabib makes an intervention into the debates concerning modernity, postmodernity, reason and the self. Gender, community, and postmodernism in contemporary ethics 9780415905473. It will be of interest to all concerned with critical theory or contemporary ethics. Gender, community and postmodernism in contemporary ethics. Hannah arendt, the liberal tradition and jurgen habermas by seyla benhabib, in situating the self. Gender, community, and postmodernism in contemporary ethics by seyla benhabib. Seyla benhabib is a turkishborn american philosopher of sephardic ancestry. Professor benhabib was awarded the meister eckhart prize of the identity foundation and the university of cologne in may 2014 for her contributions of contemporary thought. Situating the self is a decisive intervention into debates concerning modernity, postmodernity, ehtics, and the self. Seyla benhabib reformulates discourse ethics into a radically. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
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