Mourning becomes the law : philosophy and representation / Gillian Rose.
In Mourning Becomes the Law, Gillian Rose takes us beyond the impasse of post-modernism or 'despairing rationalism without reason'. Arguing that the post-modern search for a 'new ethics' and ironic philosophy are incoherent, she breathes new life into the debates concerning power...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1996.
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| Summary: | In Mourning Becomes the Law, Gillian Rose takes us beyond the impasse of post-modernism or 'despairing rationalism without reason'. Arguing that the post-modern search for a 'new ethics' and ironic philosophy are incoherent, she breathes new life into the debates concerning power and domination, transcendence and eternity. Mourning Becomes the Law is the philosophical counterpart to Gillian Rose's highly acclaimed memoir Love's Work. She extends similar clarity and insight to discussions of architecture, cinema, painting and poetry, through which relations between the formation of the individual and the theory of justice are connected. At the heart of this reconnection lies a reflection on the significance of the Holocaust and Judaism. |
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| Physical Description: | 163 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-151) and index. |
| ISBN: | 052157045X 9780521570459 0521578493 9780521578493 |