What Matters Most

Description

The ancient Greek philosopher Plotinus insisted that philosophy should be concerned with nothing less than “what matters most”. This collection of philosophical conversations seeks to honour Plotinus’ vision by addressing questions related to the art of living.

Much has been written about the “art of living” and it typically conjures up ideas of therapy, meditation, peace, happiness, and so on. But what about the art of living in the midst of all the spectacular messiness generated by an aggressive, anxiety-ridden, acquisitive and lustful species? The conversations that make up this book explore the questions that matter most to us as citizens of increasingly fractious societies and inhabitants of an increasingly fractured planet. They invite us to think anew about the complexities and challenges involved in living a good life in a world characterized by uncertainty and change.

Introduction, Anthony Morgan

Part I: Living together

1. What is “we”? – Dan Zahavi with Luna Dolezal

2. Polarization and talking across difference – Elizabeth Anderson with Alexis Papazoglou

3. Misinformation and the right to know – Lani Watson with Aidan McGlynn

4. A decolonial ecology – Malcom Ferdinand with Romy Oppermann

5. Listening to animals – Eva Meijer with Adam Ferner and Darren Chetty

6. Relationality and political responsibility – Lewis Gordon with Olúfemi O. Táíwò

Part II: Living with technology

7. Misunderstanding the internet – Justin E. H. Smith with Alexis Papazoglou

8. Artificial bodies and the promise of abstraction – Peter Wolfendale with Anthony Morgan

9. Will artificial intelligence transform ethics? – Shannon Vallor with John Zerilli

10. The algorithmic is the political – Annette Zimmermann with Matthew Lord

11. Intelligence and the future of AI – Stephen Cave with Sage Cammers-Goodwin

12. We and the robots – John Danaher with Anthony Morgan

Part III: Living under oppression

13. The politics of gender and identity – Finn Mackay with Jana Bacevic

14. Submission and emancipation – Manon Garcia with Kate Kirkpatrick

15. Madness, identity, and recognition – Mohammed Abouelleil Rashed with Helen Spandler

16. Reimagining Black men – Tommy Curry with David Livingston Smith

17. Responsibility and structural injustice – Maeve McKeown with Alasia Nuti

18. Disobedience and seeing like an activist – Erin R. Pineda with Robin Celikates

Part IV: Living in the end times

19. A world beyond capitalism – Martin Hägglund with Lea Ypi

20. Derrick Bell and racial realism – Timothy Golden with Darren Chetty

21. Spinoza in the Anthropocene – Beth Lord with Chris Meyns

22. Animals, pandemics, and climate change – Jeff Sebo with Lauren Van Patter

23. The task of thinking in the age of dumping – Michael Marder with Sofia Lemos

24. Why misanthropy? – Ian James Kidd with Anthony Morgan

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Éthique et morale
• Ethique et morale
• General
• Animals
• Ethics
• General officer
• Philosophy
• Philosophie et théologie
• Essays
• Moral Philosophy

Informations

• Publié par: Agenda Publishing
• Date de parution: 18 mai 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781788216258
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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What Matters Most

Conversaîons on he Ar o Lîvîn

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Preace – Anhon Moran Part I: LIvIng under oPPressIon  1. É ôçŝ ô ÉÉ à É Fînn Macka wîh Jana Bacevîc  2. Sûŝŝô à Éàçàô Manon Garcîa wîh Kae Kîrparîc  3. màÉŝŝ, É à Éçôô Mohammed Aboueeî Rashed wîh Heen Sander  4. RÉà bàç É Tomm J. Curr wîh Davîd Lîvînsone Smîh  5. ïŝ màô ôû à ŝûçûà ûŝçÉ Maeve McKeown wîh Aasîa Nuî  6. DŝôÉÉçÉ à ŝÉÉ É à àçŝ Erîn R. Pîneda wîh Robîn Ceîkaes Part II: LIvIng together  7. Wà ŝ “É”? Dan Zahavî wîh Luna Doeza  8. pôààô à à àçôŝŝ fÉÉçÉ Eîzabeh Anderson wîh Aexîs Paazoou  9. mŝôàô à É  ô ô Lanî Wason wîh Aîdan McGnn 10. DÉçôôà ÉçôôÉŝ Macom Ferdînand wîh Rom Oerman 11. ŝÉ ô ààŝ Eva Meîjer wîh Darren Chet and Adam Ferner 12. RÉàôà à ôçà çôÉ Lewîs R. Gordon wîh Oúemî O. Táíwò

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É Eà ôŝôÉ pôûŝ (205–270 CE) ŝŝÉ à ôŝô ŝôû É çôçÉÉ  ô Éŝŝ àτο τιμιώτατον(ôôûçÉ “ô ôàô”), ÉÉà àŝàÉ àŝwha maters mos. W  É ÉÉ çÉû, É Rûŝ ŝà ÉŝÉàŝ É SÉŝô çôŝÉŝ ŝ ô É “É Éŝ 1 à ô çôÉÉ Éîô ô ôŝô”. ï’ ÉT ŝûÉ, ôÉÉ, à ÉÉ pôûŝ ô SÉŝô ôû çôŝÉ ŝ ôûÉ ô Éτοτιμιώτατον. AÉ à,  ôÉŝ ô ôô É Éà  ŝÉÉ É àŝçÉÉ, ôÉç ô ŝçà ôû É ôŝôçà. CôÉ ô  ô , É à ô çôŝÉ  à ô ô ôŝôa a. 2 ïŝ  à à? É  ÉqûÉŝ ôÉÉ à Éfô. “É à ô ” àŝ ÉÉ çàûÉ  ÉÉà çÉÉŝ, ÉÉŝŝ ÉŝçàÉŝ, Éà ôôŝ. ï ŝ ô  ûÉ, àÉŝŝ, ÉàçÉ, ûÉŝŝ, ÉÉô. ŝ ôûÉ,  çôàŝ, ŝÉÉŝ É à ô   É ŝ ô à É ŝÉçàçûà ÉŝŝÉŝŝ ÉÉàÉ  à àÉŝŝÉ, ôÉ, àÉÉ, àçqûŝ É, çûÉ à ûŝû ŝÉçÉŝ. É çôÉŝàôŝ à ôô àÉ ôôÉ  ôŝÉ qûÉŝôŝ à àTÉ ôŝ ô ûŝ àŝ çÉŝ ô çÉàŝ àçôûŝ ŝôçÉÉŝ à ààŝ ô à çÉàŝ  àçûÉ àÉ: ô ô É çûàÉ É à ô  ûÉ ôÉŝŝô É ŝ ôÉŝŝô à É ÉàÉ? (pà ï); ô ô É çûàÉ É à ô  ôÉÉ É É çôçôôÉ ÉàçÉ ô ôû Éçô çàÉ ÉÉŝ ŝô àTàçÉ? (pà ïï); ô ô É çûàÉ É à ô   Éçôô  É àçÉ ô ôÉçÉŝ ô à ôçô Aï àôçàŝÉ? (pà ïïï); à ô ô É çûàÉ É à ô  ôû çŝŝ É É çàÉ çààŝôÉ àŝ ŝÉÉ ô ŝàTÉ à ûŝô ô ŝôà ô à çôô ô? (pà ïV).

1. SÉÉ ŝ 1932 Éŝŝà çôÉçô,ïn Job’s Baances. 2. ï à àààŝ Eç ô’ŝ ôô,The Ar o Lovînô: (NÉ àÉ, 1956).

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ï àûû 2020,The PhîosoheràûçÉ ŝ îŝ ŝÉÉŝ ô ÉÉ “à àôûÉŝ” àÉ ôû Éŝô ÉÉŝ  É UK ÉÉ çàçÉÉ ûÉ ô É àÉç. ÉŝÉ ÉÉŝ àÉ ôÉ ŝû ŝ ŝûççÉŝŝû,  ôÉ 12,000 àTÉÉÉŝ ô 109 çôû Éŝ û  ô àÉ. ŝ àTÉŝŝ ô à ôô (ÉàçàÉ?) ûç ÉŝÉ ô àçàÉ  ç ôŝôçà Éôàôŝ ô ôà çôÉôà qûÉŝôŝ. môŝ ô É çôÉŝà 3 ôŝ à ôô àÉ ÉÉ àŝçŝ ô ÉŝÉ ÉÉŝ. ï à Éôôûŝ àÉû ô zàà bà, àçÉŝ Dà, à É Éà à AçàÉç Aûô àŝçô ô É É  àŝç à É ÉŝÉ çàÉŝ. jÉÉ bÉ KÉÉ ôfÉÉ à ûÉ ô ôà Éôà ÉÉ ôŝ, çû ŝôÉ ôûŝ ô ô ŝ çôÉçô ŝôû É ŝûçûÉ, É àçÉà à É à ûÉ ô àÉàŝ ÉÉ  ô çôûôŝ ô ŝ ôûÉ çôû É ôÉ. KàÉ Cûççûû, E Kûà à AÉàÉ Éŝàç à çÉ   çûçà Éôà ŝûô É  ÉÉÉŝ ÉÉ à  É îà ŝàÉŝ ô ÉT ŝ ôûÉ ôÉÉ. A àôôûŝ ÉÉÉÉ àÉ ûÉôûŝ ŝû Éŝôŝ àçôŝŝ ûÉôûŝ ôàŝ – à ô É ûŝÉû. SÉÉ GÉà à AÉà pûŝ àŝ ÉÉ ÉÉÉ ŝûô É àŝ ŝ ôô àŝ àÉ ŝàÉ. ï à ÉçÉ à É ôŝÉç ô û à ôÉ Éàôŝ ÉÉÉ AÉà àThe Phîosoher. Nç àà (ô àà bôôŝ) àŝ ÉŝÉ çôŝŝÉ à çôÉŝ ôThe PhîosoherÉŝÉ àŝ îÉ Éàŝ ô à àçô ô à É ŝôû É à. ï à ÉÉ à É àÉÉ ô Éŝ É çôÉ ô ŝ ôûÉ à Éà ôÉÉÉ  Nç’ŝ ÉÉôŝ ÉŝÉ àŝ Éàŝ. ï ÉÉ à ûÉ É ô àûÉ ô à ôŝÉ ô àçàÉ  É ÉÉŝ, àÉÉ ô É à ô ŝ ôûÉ, à ôô É É ô É É çôûôŝ. ôû ô ŝ àà à ï à ôû ô àÉ ÉÉ àÉ ô çôàôàÉ  ôû à. ï àŝô ôfÉ àŝ ô É ôûŝàŝ ô ÉôÉ ô àÉ àTÉÉ É ÉÉŝ ÉŝÉ àŝ çôûÉ ô Éàŝ. Aŝ ô àŝ ôû ÉÉ çô, É  ÉÉ û É! à, ôÉ ô ŝ ôû àÉ ÉÉ ôŝŝÉ ôû É ÉŝÉ ÉÉôŝ à çôÉ ô mçàÉ bàÉ, jôàà CàôÉ, Wà EçÉŝÉ à É Éôà ôà ÉÉŝ àThe Phîosoher.

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3. ô ôÉ ôàô ôThe PhîosoherÉ ÉÉŝ ŝÉÉŝ, ŝ: à Tŝ://ÉôŝôÉ1923.ô.

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É É  ôŝÉ ô Éà É ÉàÉŝ ûÉŝ ô ôû W çûÉ Éà – ôŝÉ ô Éà ôàÉ, ÉôÉ, ààÉ à ôÉÉŝŝ – à É ŝŝÉŝ ô ôÉŝŝô – ààç, É ŝûÉàç, çààŝ (ô ôÉ É ûô ) – à ÉÉàÉ à ŝûŝà ÉŝÉ ûÉŝ. GÉÉ Éôŝ pàŝÉ Cûà àûÉŝ à ŝô àôô, É àôô ô ÉÉ ûÉŝà ÉàçàÉ, à à àÉŝçàÉ àŝŝàû ô çôÉ Éqûà “ôû àÉ ÉmosfÉÉçÉ 1 ô Émosf ô SôÉ É bÉàûô, ô àŝ ÉôÉ”. ô ôÉŝŝÉ ôûàô çà É ÉÉ ûa ôÉŝŝÉ ôûà 2 ôŝ àÉ ÉÉ. Aŝ ï É, ôÉÉ, Éŝŝ Éà É ôÉ É ŝàûŝ ô àŝ ÉôÉ, É É ôçàŝŝ AÉçàŝ çôûÉ ô àççÉ É ŝçôôçà “àÉŝ ô 3 ÉÉŝŝ” àÉ à ûY É ÉÉŝŝ  ôŝÉ ô ôô bàç AÉçàŝ. AÉ à ô, ôÉôôÉ ŝô, É Éô ô ÉŝÉç 4 ôà îà ôÉ ôô É ôà ŝàÉ  É àÉ 1980ŝ.

1. ŝ qûôÉ ŝ ô pàŝÉ Cûà,Sex ïs as Sex Does: Governîn Transender ïdenî(NÉ ô: NU pÉŝŝ, 2022). 2. É qûôÉ ï àÉ   ŝ: “É ôÉ’ŝ ÉÉô àôÉ ŝ çààÉ ô ÉçÉŝŝà  É. m ÉŝŝÉà ÉÉ ŝ ÉÉôÉ ô É àçÉ  ÉÉ É” (ô É 1944 Éŝŝà, “pûŝ à CÉàŝ”). 3. ŝ àŝÉ ŝ ô W. E. b. Dû bôŝ’ 1935 ôô,BacReconsrucîon în Amerîca. 4. ô à àççôû ô ŝ ŝô, ŝÉÉ RÉà Rààà’ŝ 2022 Éŝŝà, “ïÉŝÉçôà” (ûŝÉ  É ŝ ŝŝûÉ ôThe Phîosoher).

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ôû Éàŝ É ÉŝÉçôŝ ÉÉÉ fÉÉ Éŝôŝ ô ôÉŝŝô,  ôÉÉ û É ôŝŝ ô çà É É Éà ô à ŝÉ àŝ ô ôÉŝŝô, ŝô à à àÉŝ ô ôÉŝŝô àÉ Éçà É. bû ô à àÉŝ àÉ ÉÉ, à ô à ô É Éàç ô ûŝ ô ûà É, û ô àà à ÉÉà É? ï É ŝ ô à ŝ, çÉà ôÉŝŝÉ ôûàôŝ çô ûÉ ô É ôÉôôÉ. pŝçàç ôûàôŝ, ô ÉàÉ, ÉÉÉçÉ ŝôÉ ô É ôŝ àà à ûàÉ Éà É ààÉ, à É mà àçŝ Éàŝ à ôÉÉ 5 à É àçŝŝ ÉàÉ  – ô ÉÉ ô àôû. ô É çà É Éàç ô ûà çôàŝŝô à ŝôà É ÉÉÉ? 6 “ï ôÉŝŝô, É ôÉŝŝô ôÉŝŝÉŝ ŝÉ ”. É ôŝ àÉôûŝ ôûàôŝ àÉ ôŝÉ ô àÉ ôÉŝŝÉ û à ô ÉçôÉ É ô ôÉŝŝô; Éài É É  à É ÉÉŝÉ ô ôÉŝ ŝ É Éàç ô É ô. ô àààŝÉ Éŝ R. Gôô, É Éŝ ÉÉ ô ôÉŝŝô ŝ É Éààô ô ŝ ÉÉàçÉ; É Éŝû ŝ 7 ûà ôÉŝŝôŝ ôû É ŝûçûÉŝ ô ôÉŝŝô. Wà, É, àÉ É çôôŝ ô ôŝŝ ô É ÉÉàçÉ ô ôÉŝŝô?

5. ô î ôû ôÉ àôû mà àçŝ, ôû çà ŝûŝçÉ ô É Éà Éà ààÉ,Asum:Tŝ://àŝûààÉ.ô/. 6. ŝ qûôÉ ŝ ô jÉàpàû SàÉ’ŝ ôŝûôûŝ ûŝÉ ôô, Noebooks or an Ehîcs. (Cçàô, ï: UÉŝ ô Cçàô pÉŝŝ, 1992). 7. É ôà qûôÉ, ô Gôô’ŝ 2021 Éŝŝà, “Ràçààô à ûà RÉà” (ûŝÉ  É ŝûÉ ŝŝûÉ ôThe Phîosoher), ŝ: “É ÉÉ ô àçŝ . . . ŝ É Éààô ô ŝ ÉÉàçÉ. WÉ àçŝ ŝ ûàÉ ô ÉÉàÉ ŝûôŝ – ôû ôàŝ É ŝûçûÉŝ –  çÉàŝÉŝ ô É à ôÉ à ûà àŝàôŝ. pû fÉÉ, É Éŝû ŝ àçŝŝ ôû àçŝ”.