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Situating the Self

Gender, Community and Postmodernism in Contemporary Ethics

Seyla Benhabib author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:25th Jun '92

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Focusing on contemporary debates in moral and political theory, Situating the Self argues that a non-relative ethics, binding on us in virtue of out humanity, is still a philosophically viable project. This intersting new book should be read by all those concerned with the problems of critical theory, the analysis of modernity, and contemporary ethics, as well as students and professionals in philosophy, sociology and political science.

'Seyla Benhabib's voice is emerging as one of the most vital and important in contemporary social and political theory. In this collection of her recent articles, she articulates and defends a conception of interactive dialogical rationality and universalism that is sensitive to recent critiques by feminists, communitarians and postmodernists. She spans Continental and Anglo-American traditions and has a rare ability to write lucidly and forcefully about complex issues. Her critical discussions of Habermas, Arendt, MacIntyre, Lyotard (and many others) are always illuminating and provocative.'
Richard J. Bernstein, New School for Social Research

ISBN: 9780745610597

Dimensions: 228mm x 154mm x 20mm

Weight: 369g

280 pages