Trouble with Strangers A Study of Ethics
Trouble with Strangers: A Study of Ethics by Terry Eagleton is a thought-provoking exploration of ethical theories published by Wiley on September 22, 2008. This 360-page book is written in English and delves into the complexities of ethics, offering insights into tragedy, politics, literature, morality, and religion through a unique lens.
In this edition, Eagleton examines key ethical theories from figures such as Aristotle to contemporary thinkers like Alain Badiou and Slavoj Žižek, engaging with the modern European tradition of ethical thought. The book also intertwines personal and political ethics, making a case for the importance of political love while utilizing Jacques Lacan’s categories of the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real to frame his analysis. Readers will find a rich discussion that bridges various philosophical perspectives and traditions.
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In this major new book, Terry Eagleton, one of the world’s greatest cultural theorists, writes with wit, eloquence and clarity on the question of ethics. Providing rare insights into tragedy, politics, literature, morality and religion, Eagleton examines key ethical theories through the framework of Jacques Lacan’s categories of the Imaginary, the Symbolic and the Real, measuring them against the ‘richer’ ethical resources of socialism and the Judaeo-Christian tradition.
- a major new book from Terry Eagleton, one of the world’s greatest cultural theorists
- investigates ethical theories from Aristotle to Alain Badiou and Slavoj Žižek
- engages with the whole modern European tradition of thought about ethics
- brings together personal and political ethics and makes a passionate case for political love
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