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Ignatieff has invoked the understanding, the wisdom, and the eloquence of some of the seminal thinkers in the Western tradition to help revive a sense of what we are or should be talking about when we talk about the needs of strangers. "Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor"
A very eloquent meditation . . . on what we need to be human and how in our society those 'with resources and those in need remain strangers to each other.' "Des Christy, The Guardian (London)"
Unusual, beautifully written and profoundly thoughtful. "Bernard Crick, New Statesman"
Ignatieff writes in urgent prose that even, at times, sounds a little evangelistic; and he will convince many people, in highly readable fashion, that the ideas being discussed really matter, that they are important to argue over; and that passion is admirable, because they do, and they are. "Salman Rushdie, Manchester Guardian Weekly""
"Ignatieff has invoked the understanding, the wisdom, and the eloquence of some of the seminal thinkers in the Western tradition to help revive a sense of what we are or should be talking about when we talk about the needs of strangers." --Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor
"A very eloquent meditation . . . on what we need to be human and how in our society those 'with resources and those in need remain strangers to each other.'" --Des Christy, The Guardian (London)
"Unusual, beautifully written and profoundly thoughtful." --Bernard Crick, New Statesman
"Ignatieff writes in urgent prose that even, at times, sounds a little evangelistic; and he will convince many people, in highly readable fashion, that the ideas being discussed really matter, that they are important to argue over; and that passion is admirable, because they do, and they are." --Salman Rushdie, Manchester Guardian Weekly
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. What do we need in order to survive?Whose needs do we have a right to speak for?Which needs can be satisfied through political actions, and which cannot?To answer these vital questions, Michael Ignatieff returns to the ancient languages of religion, art, and tragedyand to important texts by Shakespeare, St. Augustine, and the great writers of the Enlightenment.Drawing on these sources, he has written an incisive, moving interpretation of community and democracy in a work that not only examines the breakdown of human solidarity but shows how it might be re-created. The Needs of Strangers restores philosophy to its proper place as a guide to the art of being human. Seller Inventory # DADAX0140086811
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