The sacrifice of good conscience : religion, ethics and guilt in the work of Wittgenstein, Levinas and Derrida

Emphasising Wittgenstein's naturalism, I argue the common misconception that his later work harbours something 'relativistic'. A closer reading of Wittgenstein reveals instead a unifying picture of human life grounded upon 'primitive' (pre-linguistic) behaviours. Turning to...

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Main Author: Plant, Robert Christopher
Published: University of Aberdeen 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367503