Publication

2010 - Columbia University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

50,250 words, Guess

Page Count

201 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780231153003
  • ISBN-139780231526791
  • ISBN-100231153007
  • ISBN-100231526792
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010028018
and 4 more
  • OCLC Control Number645790893
  • Better World Books9780231153003
  • Better World Books9780231526791
  • Open LibraryOL24438905M

Classifications

  • DDC305.892/4
  • LCCDS143 .M66 2010
  • LCCDS143.M66 2010
and 1 more
  • LCCDS143 .M66 2011

Description

This title looks at the conflict between two very different understandings of identity: the more traditional view that an identity carries with it certain duties and obligations, and an opposing view in which there can be no rationally compelling move from statements of fact to 'judgments of value'. According to this second view, individuals must take responsibility for determining their own values and obligations. The book illustrates through personal experience the practical implications of this characteristically philosophical debate.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Columbia themes in philosophy

Other Editions

  • A philosophical retrospective: facts, values, and Jewish identityColumbia University Press2010-01-01

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