Disinterest has been a major concept in Western philosophy since
Descartes. Its desirability and importance have been disputed, and
its definition reworked by such pivotal figures as Nietzsche,
Shaftesbury, Locke and Kant. In this groundbreaking book, Sean
Gaston looks at the treatment of disinterest in the work of two
major modern Continental philosophers: Jacques Derrida and Emmanuel
Levinas. He identifies both as part of a tradition, obscured since
the eighteenth-century, that takes disinterest to be the opposite
of self-interest, rather than the absence of all interest. Such a
tradition locates disinterest at the centre of thinking about
ethics. The book argues that disinterest plays a significant role
in the philosophy of both thinkers and in the dialogue between
their work. In so doing, it sheds new light on their respective
contributions to moral and political philosophy. Moreover, it
traces the history of disinterest in Western philosophy from
Descartes to Derrida, taking in the contributions of major
philosophers in both the analytic, Anglo-American and Continental
traditions: Locke; Shaftesbury; Hume; Smith; Nietzsche; Kant;
Hegel; and Heidegger. "Derrida and Disinterest" offers a new
reading of Derrida, a stimulating account of the role and
importance of disinterest in the history of Western philosophy, and
a provocative and original contribution to Continental ethics.
General
| Imprint: |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy |
| Release date: |
June 2006 |
| First published: |
June 2006 |
| Authors: |
Sean Gaston
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| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
192 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8264-9163-3 |
| Languages: |
English
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| Subtitles: |
English
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| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
Western philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
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General
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| LSN: |
0-8264-9163-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780826491633 |
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