Ethics Embodied: Rethinking Selfhood through Continental, Japanese, and Feminist Philosophies

by Erin McCarthy

Book Overview

While the body has been largely neglected in much of traditional Western philosophy, there is a rich tradition of Japanese philosophy in which this is not the case. Ethics Embodied explains how Japanese philosophy includes the body as an integral part of selfhood and ethics and shows how it provides an alternative and challenge to the traditional Western philosophical view of self and ethics. Through a comparative feminist approach, the book articulates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739120506
• ISBN13: 9780739120507
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"