Finding Oneself in the Other
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Finding Oneself in the Other

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Finding Oneself in the Other

About this book

This is the second of three volumes of posthumously collected writings of G. A. Cohen, who was one of the leading, and most progressive, figures in contemporary political philosophy. This volume brings together some of Cohen's most personal philosophical and nonphilosophical essays, many of them previously unpublished. Rich in first-person narration, insight, and humor, these pieces vividly demonstrate why Thomas Nagel described Cohen as a "wonderful raconteur.?


The nonphilosophical highlight of the book is Cohen's remarkable account of his first trip to India, which includes unforgettable vignettes of encounters with strangers and reflections on poverty and begging. Other biographical pieces include his valedictory lecture at Oxford, in which he describes his philosophical development and offers his impressions of other philosophers, and "Isaiah's Marx, and Mine," a tribute to his mentor Isaiah Berlin. Other essays address such topics as the truth in "small-c conservatism," who can and can't condemn terrorists, and the essence of bullshit. A recurring theme is finding completion in relation to the world of other human beings. Engaging, perceptive, and empathetic, these writings reveal a more personal side of one of the most influential philosophers of our time.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Editor’s Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chapter 1 Isaiah’s Marx, and Mine
  9. Chapter 2 Prague Preamble to “Why Not Socialism?”
  10. Chapter 3 A Black and White Issue
  11. Chapter 4 Two Weeks in India
  12. Chapter 5 Complete Bullshit
  13. Chapter 6 Casting the First Stone: Who Can, and Who Can’t, Condemn the Terrorists?
  14. Chapter 7 Ways of Silencing Critics
  15. Chapter 8 Rescuing Conservatism: A Defense of Existing Value (All Souls version)
  16. Chapter 9 Valedictory Lecture: My Philosophical Development (and impressions of philosophers whom I met along the way)
  17. Chapter 10 Notes on Regarding People as Equals
  18. Chapter 11 One Kind of Spirituality: Come Back, Feuerbach, All Is Forgiven!
  19. Works Cited
  20. Index