Talking Philosophy

Richard Sorabji in Conversation with Ramin Jahanbegloo
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-19-946288-9
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

In this engaging dialogue that moves effortlessly across interdisciplinary boundaries, Richard Sorabji expounds, with astounding clarity and candidness, on a broad range of issues such as the moral philosophy behind the concepts of just war and humanitarian intervention, whether it is possible to be a Stoic today, and whether there is such a thing as a continuous self. He surveys the four leading ancient schools of philosophical thoughtAristotelian, Stoic, Platonist
(including Neoplatonist), and Epicureanand analyses the differences in their approach to various subjects.

Talking Philosophy is as much a recollection of Sorabjis childhood and his scholarly life at Oxford as it is a philosophical reflection on issues as varied and complex as whether animals have reason or whether Gandhi could be considered an ethical role model.

The seventh book in the series of Ramin Jahanbegloos interviews of prominent intellectuals, it provides a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of the most outstanding comparative philosophers of our time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jahanbegloo, Ramin

Sorabji, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Postkoloniale Geschichte, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Ramin Jahanbegloo is an Iranian philosopher. He currently teaches in Toronto, Canada. He has authored 30 books, many of which have been translated into different languages. Time Will Say Nothing (2014) is his most recent work.

Richard Sorabji is an Honorary Fellow, Wolfson College, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford