The Madwoman's Reason
Author | : Nancy J. Holland |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2010-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780271038759 |
ISBN-13 | : 0271038756 |
Rating | : 4/5 (756 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Madwoman's Reason written by Nancy J. Holland and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people want to be able to make valid moral judgments and to respect the ethical values of other cultural groups. Taking Jean Giraudoux's play THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT as a starting point, philosopher Nancy Holland draws on the work of Heidegger and Derrida in an effort to find a middle way in ethics between relativism and foundationalism.