On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Ethics and Politics

Download or read book On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Ethics and Politics written by Charles E. Scott and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1996-10-22 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... remarkable account of the impact of postmodern philosophy on the question of ethics and politics... commendable also for its balanced view of Heidegger's relationship to politics and ethics.... an excellent account of Heidegger's philosophical understanding of technology..." -- Choice This book takes as its point of departure the question of ethics: that values and their pursuit in the West often perpetuate their own worst enemies. At issue are the dangers in the structures and movements of images, values, and ways of knowing that are most intimately a part of our lives.