The Needs Of Strangers
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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What do we owe to those we will never know? The Needs of Strangers by Michael Ignatieff confronts one of the most enduring questions of political and moral philosophy — the nature of human need and the obligations that bind us to one another in society. Drawing on a rich tapestry of thinkers from Shakespeare and Rousseau to Hume and Adam Smith, Ignatieff argues that the modern welfare state, for all its bureaucratic machinery, has failed to address the deeper, spiritual hungers that make us human: the need for belonging, love, respect, and identity. Ignatieff writes with the clarity of a political theorist and the sensitivity of a humanist, weaving together philosophy, literature, and social criticism into a meditation that is as urgent as it is eloquent. The Needs of Strangers challenges readers to look beyond the language of rights and entitlements and to reckon with the more elusive moral bonds that sustain a civilised society. For anyone who has ever wondered whether modern politics is capable of addressing what it truly means to live a good life alongside others, this slim but profound volume offers no easy answers — only the right, deeply unsettling questions.
Author: Michael Ignatieff
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What do we owe to those we will never know? The Needs of Strangers by Michael Ignatieff confronts one of the most enduring questions of political and moral philosophy — the nature of human need and the obligations that bind us to one another in society. Drawing on a rich tapestry of thinkers from Shakespeare and Rousseau to Hume and Adam Smith, Ignatieff argues that the modern welfare state, for all its bureaucratic machinery, has failed to address the deeper, spiritual hungers that make us human: the need for belonging, love, respect, and identity. Ignatieff writes with the clarity of a political theorist and the sensitivity of a humanist, weaving together philosophy, literature, and social criticism into a meditation that is as urgent as it is eloquent. The Needs of Strangers challenges readers to look beyond the language of rights and entitlements and to reckon with the more elusive moral bonds that sustain a civilised society. For anyone who has ever wondered whether modern politics is capable of addressing what it truly means to live a good life alongside others, this slim but profound volume offers no easy answers — only the right, deeply unsettling questions.