Morality, self-knowledge, and human suffering
Subtitle: an essay on the loss of confidence in the world
By: Josep E. Corbí
Series: Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy -- 38
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780415890694
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Suffering; Modern Civilization; Moral and ethical aspects
Description: "In this wholly original study, Josep Corbi asks how one should relate to a certain kind of human suffering, namely, the harm that people cause one another. Relying upon real life examples of human suffering--including torture, genocide, and warfare--as opposed to thought experiments, Corbi proposes a novel approach to self-knowledge that runs counter to standard Kantian approaches to morality."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.