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Author:   Norman Geras ,  Oliver Kamm
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.213kg
ISBN:  

9781526104755

ISBN 10:   152610475
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   07 July 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface by Oliver Kamm Foreword Part I 1 The Contract of Mutual Indifference I ‘Consider that this has been’ II A Different Kind of Contract III The Duty to Bring Aid IV An Open Structure of Value Part II 2 Socialist Hope in the Shadow of Catastrophe 3 Progress Without Foundations? 4 Marxists before the Holocaust Bibliography Index -- .

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'In his passionate and lucid argument about political theory after the Holocaust, Geras explains his baleful titular concept: if you are unwilling to help others in their need, you cannot expect others to do the same for you. Therefore any political philosophy which neglects the primacy of human duty to bring aid is short-sighted and shameful.' - The Guardian 'Some devote considerable time and money to combating moral catastrophes, but most of us hardly do more than lift a finger. Our behaviour is the subject of Norman Geras's thought-provoking new book. ... Geras identifies a major gap in contemporary political philosophy.' -- Times Literary Supplement 'The skill of Geras's approach is to point to the wider implications of the Holocaust, while refusing to offer easy answers to the intractable questions it raises.' -- New Statesman 'In a brilliant exposition, Norman Geras argues convincingly that indifference to suffering is the norm in human society. This profoundly disturbing study is a bleak commentary both on bystandaers to the Holocaust and on our own moral emptiness.' -- Ian Kershaw, University of Sheffield 'A remarkable book written with passion, compassion, and a genuine belief in the possibility of a better future. He is right to prompt us into proper consideration of what has previously been ignored.' -- Imprints 'An impassioned plea to the reader to consider that thishas been - the Holocaust. Geras's own thoughtful consideration shed new light on gaps and assumptions in moral and political philosophy, and asks us to revise, but not give up, hope in progress.' -- Diemut Bubeck, LSE -- .

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Norman Geras was Professor of Government at the University of Manchester

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