Earth and World: Philosophy After the Apollo Missions

by Kelly Oliver

Book Overview

Critically engaging the work of Immanuel Kant, Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, and Jacques Derrida together with her own observations on contemporary politics, environmental degradation, and the pursuit of a just and sustainable world, Kelly Oliver lays the groundwork for a politics and ethics that embraces otherness without exploiting difference. Rooted firmly in human beings' relationship to the planet and to each other, Oliver shows peace is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231170874
• ISBN13: 9780231170871
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher