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Autor:
Avram Alpert
Publikováno v:
Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 21-41 (2015)
In this essay I return to the difficult relation between the ethics and politics of Emmanuel Levinas through his critique of "paganism" and "primitivism." I argue that Levinas' central philosophical claims are fundamentally constituted by his problem
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https://doaj.org/article/d6a8d63b0a7f48bc8eb1cb270690f4f5
Autor:
Avram Alpert
In many ways, Buddhism has become the global religion of the modern world. For its contemporary followers, the ideal of enlightenment promises inner peace and worldly harmony. And whereas other philosophies feel abstract and disembodied, Buddhism off
Autor:
Avram Alpert
In Global Origins of the Modern Self, from Montaigne to Suzuki, Avram Alpert contends that scholars have yet to fully grasp the constitutive force of global connections in the making of modern selfhood. Alpert argues that canonical moments of self-ma
Autor:
Avram Alpert
Publikováno v:
Philosophy and Literature. 46:495-498
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::844cd2d5df28d95815403de499902b38
https://doi.org/10.1353/phl.2022.0033
https://doi.org/10.1353/phl.2022.0033
Autor:
Avram Alpert
How an acceptance of our limitations can lead to a more fulfilling life and a more harmonious societyWe live in a world oriented toward greatness, one in which we feel compelled to be among the wealthiest, most powerful, and most famous. This book ex
Autor:
Avram Alpert
Publikováno v:
Critical Inquiry. 46:698-699
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::b57b18b6d547166a9c112030d62a9a34
https://doi.org/10.1086/708080
https://doi.org/10.1086/708080
Autor:
Avram Alpert
Publikováno v:
Theory, Culture & Society. 33:51-73
In this article, the author argues that the works of Immanuel Kant and Henry David Thoreau can help reframe current political discussions about violence and nonviolence within revolutionary movements. For both of them, the means and ends of political
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::e179123700c77fa7bb864dfd93ee0099
https://doi.org/10.1177/0263276416651976
https://doi.org/10.1177/0263276416651976
Autor:
Avram Alpert
Publikováno v:
J19: The Journal of Nineteenth-Century Americanists. 4:41-63
This essay argues for the importance of Henry David Thoreau as a theorist of conscience. Conscience for Thoreau is a faculty that must be constructed through engagements with both the natural world and the diversity of human thought. Thoreau’s posi
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::649e3bd83bf3763f51dd4925a03c54a9
https://doi.org/10.1353/jnc.2016.0014
https://doi.org/10.1353/jnc.2016.0014