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Author:   Nancy J. Holland
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.245kg
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9781438445502

ISBN 10:   1438445504
Pages:   165
Publication Date:   02 January 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Prologue: Defining Ontological Humility In the Beginning Lord Voldemort and the Philosophers... The Arrogant Eye and the World Picture The Wizard of Infinite Resignation? The End of it All 1. Epistemological Humility Descartes Hume Kant 2. Ontological Humility in Heidegger The Thrownness of Dasein The Humility of Ancient Greek Philosophy The Arrogance of Technology 3. Existential Humility and Its Other Sartre Beauvoir Merleau-Ponty 4. Postmodern Humility and Its Order Foucault Derrida - Linguistic Humility Derrida - Humility Unto Death 5. Feminist Humility Epistemologies of Ignorance Humility beyond the Divides - Race/Gender Humility beyond the Divides - Race/Sexuality Conclusion Bibliography Endnotes

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"""Nancy J. Holland's Ontological Humility ... makes philosophy publicly relevant again. And despite the scope of its task, the book remains captivating and accessible."" - Fila Sophia"

Nancy J. Holland's Ontological Humility ... makes philosophy publicly relevant again. And despite the scope of its task, the book remains captivating and accessible. - Fila Sophia

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Nancy J. Holland is Professor of Philosophy at Hamline University. She is the author of Is Women's Philosophy Possible? and The Madwoman's Reason: The Concept of the Appropriate in Ethical Thought. She is also the editor of Feminist Interpretations of Jacques Derrida and the coeditor (with Patricia Huntington) of Feminist Interpretations of Martin Heidegger.

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