1st Edition

Albert Camus The Unheroic Hero of Our Time

By Ramin Jahanbegloo Copyright 2020
88 Pages
by Routledge India

88 Pages
by Routledge India

88 Pages
by Routledge India

This book interprets the ideas, thoughts and concepts that characterize the writings and philosophy of Albert Camus for our contemporary times. It investigates Camus’ "revolted compassion" as an outsider and a philosopher-writer who in his own words believed in "creating dangerously". The author examines Camus’ interventions on political, philosophical and moral questions, such as Algerian... Read more

1. Introduction: Thinking with Camus: From Violence to Nonviolence 2. A Meridian Philosopher 3. Thermodynamics of Death and Solidarity towards Life 4. A Soul in Rebellion 5. From Solitude to Hope 6. Camus the Outsider: Facing the Past and the Present 7. Conclusion: The Exercise of Measuredness: Is a Camusian Nonviolence Possible?

Biography

Ramin Jahanbegloo is an Iranian–Canadian philosopher. He is presently the Executive Director of the Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and the Vice-Dean of the School of Law at Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India. He is the winner of the Peace Prize from the United Nations Association in Spain (2009) for his extensive academic work in promoting dialogue among cultures and his advocacy for nonviolence. More recently he is the winner of the Josep Palau i Fabre International Essay Prize. Some of his most recent publications are Gadflies in the Public Space (2016), The Decline of Civilization (2017), Letters to a Young Philosopher (2017), On Forgiveness and Revenge (2017) and The Global Gandhi: Essays in Comparative Political Philosophy (2018).