Dalam buku ini disajikan terjemahan 12 teks kunci etika abad ke-20, di antaranya dari Sartre, Levinas, Iris Murdoch, Habermas, dan Rorty. Buku ini melengkapi buku 12 Tokoh Etika Abad ke-20 dari penulis yang sama. Setiap teks diberi pengantar cukup terinci yang menjelaskan garis besar pemikiran tokoh yang bersangkutan maupun pokok gagasan dalam teks yang diterjemahkan. Buku ini mengantar pembaca…
In Man for Himself, Erich Fromm examines the confusion of modern women and men who, because they lack faith in any principle by which life ought to be guided, become the helpless prey forces both within and without. From the broad, interdisciplinary perspective that marks Fromm's distinguished oeuvre, he shows that psychology cannot divorce itself from the problems of philosophy and ethics, and…
Buku ini menampilkan pandangan dua filsuf besar Perancis berkaitan dengan moral dan religi. Ada perbedaan pandangan di antara mereka karena berpijak pada pengandalan rasio sebagai alat yang sangat berguna bagi kehidupan. Di mana letak perbedaan pandangan mereka? Mengapa Bergson mengelompokkan masyarakat berdasarkan insting (hewani) dan intelegensi (manusiawi)? Buku ini menarik karena penulis be…
This collection of four essays and an interview contains Habermas's most recent contributions to ethical theory. It expands and clarifies the work on discourse ethics presented in Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action. Here, largely in response to criticisms from contemporary neo-Aristotelians, Habermas underscores the claim of discourse ethics to a preeminent position in contemporary mo…
The follow-up to THE MEANING OF THINGS which continues A.C. Grayling's philosophical journey through life The most important question we can ask ourselves is: what kind of life is the best? This is the same as asking: How does one give meaning to one's life? How can one justify one's existence and make it worthwhile? How does one make experience valuable, and keep growing and learning in the pr…