The Resource Why ethics? : signs of responsibilities, Robert Gibbs
Why ethics? : signs of responsibilities, Robert Gibbs
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- Summary
- Robert Gibbs presents here an ambitious new theory of ethics. Drawing on a striking combination of intellectual traditions, including Jewish thought, continental philosophy, and American pragmatism, Gibbs argues that ethics is primarily concerned with responsibility and is not--as philosophers have often assumed--principally a matter of thinking about the right thing to do and acting in accordance with the abstract dictates of reason or will. More specifically, ethics is concerned with attending to others' questions and bearing responsibility for what they do. Gibbs builds this innovative case by exploring the implicit responsibilities in a broad range of human interactions, paying especially close attention to the signs that people give and receive as they relate to each other. Why Ethics?starts by examining the simple actions of listening and speaking, reading and writing, and by focusing on the different responsibilities that each action entails. The author discusses what he describes as the mutual responsibilities implicit in the actions of reasoning, mediating, and judging. He assesses the relationships among ethics, pragmatics, and Jewish philosophy. The book concludes by looking at the relation of memory and the immemorial, emphasizing the need to respond for past actions by confessing, seeking forgiveness, and making reconciliations. In format, Gibbs adopts a Talmudic approach, interweaving brief citations from primary texts with his commentary. He draws these texts from diverse thinkers and sources, including Levinas, Derrida, Habermas, Rosenzweig, Luhmann, Peirce, James, Royce, Benjamin, Maimonides, the Bible, and the Talmud. Ranging over philosophy, literary theory, social theory, and historiography, this is an ambitious and provocative work that holds profound lessons for how we think about ethics and how we seek to live responsibly
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 400 pages)
- Contents
-
- pt. 1. Attending the future
- pt. 2. Present judgment
- pt. 3. Pragmatism, pragmatics, and method
- pt. 4. Repenting history
- Isbn
- 9780691026862
- Label
- Why ethics? : signs of responsibilities
- Title
- Why ethics?
- Title remainder
- signs of responsibilities
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert Gibbs
- Subject
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- Interpersonal relations -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Interpersonal relations -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Jewish ethics
- Jewish ethics
- Morale juive
- PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Electronic books
- Relations humaines -- Aspect moral
- Responsabilité
- Responsibility
- Responsibility
- PHILOSOPHY -- Social
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Robert Gibbs presents here an ambitious new theory of ethics. Drawing on a striking combination of intellectual traditions, including Jewish thought, continental philosophy, and American pragmatism, Gibbs argues that ethics is primarily concerned with responsibility and is not--as philosophers have often assumed--principally a matter of thinking about the right thing to do and acting in accordance with the abstract dictates of reason or will. More specifically, ethics is concerned with attending to others' questions and bearing responsibility for what they do. Gibbs builds this innovative case by exploring the implicit responsibilities in a broad range of human interactions, paying especially close attention to the signs that people give and receive as they relate to each other. Why Ethics?starts by examining the simple actions of listening and speaking, reading and writing, and by focusing on the different responsibilities that each action entails. The author discusses what he describes as the mutual responsibilities implicit in the actions of reasoning, mediating, and judging. He assesses the relationships among ethics, pragmatics, and Jewish philosophy. The book concludes by looking at the relation of memory and the immemorial, emphasizing the need to respond for past actions by confessing, seeking forgiveness, and making reconciliations. In format, Gibbs adopts a Talmudic approach, interweaving brief citations from primary texts with his commentary. He draws these texts from diverse thinkers and sources, including Levinas, Derrida, Habermas, Rosenzweig, Luhmann, Peirce, James, Royce, Benjamin, Maimonides, the Bible, and the Talmud. Ranging over philosophy, literary theory, social theory, and historiography, this is an ambitious and provocative work that holds profound lessons for how we think about ethics and how we seek to live responsibly
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1958-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gibbs, Robert
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Responsibility
- Interpersonal relations
- Jewish ethics
- Responsabilité
- Relations humaines
- Morale juive
- PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOSOPHY
- Interpersonal relations
- Jewish ethics
- Responsibility
- Label
- Why ethics? : signs of responsibilities, Robert Gibbs
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1. Attending the future -- pt. 2. Present judgment -- pt. 3. Pragmatism, pragmatics, and method -- pt. 4. Repenting history
- Control code
- ocm52137901
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 400 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691026862
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9780691009636
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttsd5g
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)52137901
- Label
- Why ethics? : signs of responsibilities, Robert Gibbs
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1. Attending the future -- pt. 2. Present judgment -- pt. 3. Pragmatism, pragmatics, and method -- pt. 4. Repenting history
- Control code
- ocm52137901
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 400 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691026862
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9780691009636
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttsd5g
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)52137901
Subject
- Interpersonal relations -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Interpersonal relations -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Jewish ethics
- Jewish ethics
- Morale juive
- PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Electronic books
- Relations humaines -- Aspect moral
- Responsabilité
- Responsibility
- Responsibility
- PHILOSOPHY -- Social
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