Philosophical Positions & Movements - General & Miscellaneous, Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Theoretical
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Overview
Living with Indifference is about the dimension of life that is utterly
neutral, without care, feeling, or personality. In this provocative work that is
anything but indifferent, Charles E. Scott explores the ways people have spoken and
thought about indifference. Exploring topics such as time, chance, beauty,
imagination, violence, and virtue, Scott shows how affirming indifference can be
beneficial, and how destructive consequences can occur when we deny it. Scott's
preoccupation with indifference issues a demand for focused attention in connection
with personal values, ethics, and beliefs. This elegantly argued book speaks to the
positive value of diversity and a world that is open to human passion.
Editorials
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"Scott (Vanderbilt) continues the subtle work begun in his previous books, particularly The Lives of Things, (CH, Feb'03, 40—3336). Here he focuses on a range of experiences with 'indifferent' life events... Scott also addresses various ways traumas may be caused and experienced indifferently; gives a 'middle-voice' account of people finding themselves enacting and indifferently caring for 'public memory' and significance; and discusses the Wal-Mart ethos, contrasted with the beauty of indifferent cosmic events. His fine 'phenomenological' eye for important human 'events' makes this book well worth reading.... Recommended." —ChoiceBook Details
Published
May 18, 2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pages
184
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780253117038