The Needs of Strangers
Michael Ignatieff
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Philosophie
Beschreibung
Reissue of a profound exploration of the concept of human need by the esteemed author of On ConsolationWhat does a person need, not just to survive, but to flourish? In this profound, searching book, Michael Ignatieff explores the many human needs that go beyond basic sustenance: for love, for respect, for community and consolation. In a society of strangers, how might we find a common language to express such needs?Ignatieff's lucid, penetrating enquiry takes him back to great works of philosophy, literature and art, from St. Augustine to Hieronymus Bosch to Shakespeare. Reissued with a new preface, The Needs of Strangers builds to a moving meditation on the possibility of accommodating claims of difference within a politics based on common need.
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politics of need, Shakespeare philosophy, welfare state, Russian Album, Isaiah Berlin, philosophy need, Blood and Belonging, solidarity politics, contemporary philosophy, Salman Rushdie, On Consolation