The Moral Fool: A Case for Amorality

Hans-Georg Moeller

Paper, 224 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-14509-1
$24.50 / £17.00

June, 2009
Cloth, 224 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-14508-4
$79.50 / £55.00

"Moeller shows just how germane and engaging public philosophy can be." — Booklist (starred review)

"This is a landmark study that anyone who champions ethics and morality must confront. Very highly recommended" — Library Journal (starred review)

"The Moral Fool fully and easily engages the philosophical issues that are present in contemporary life. Hans-Georg Moeller moves naturally from more theoretical discussions to the analysis of concrete social phenomena. His facility with applying philosophical discussions is what makes his book important, relevant, and engaging, not to mention provocative, remarkably clear, and even funny. In fact, this book is the best attempt I have read to bring Chinese philosophy into contemporary philosophical discussion." — Franklin Perkins, DePaul University

Related Subjects

• Asian/Islamic Philosophy
• Ethics

About the Author

Hans-Georg Moeller is senior lecturer in the Philosophy Department at University College Cork, Ireland. His publications on Daoism and social systems theory include Choice Outstanding Academic Title The Philosophy of the Daodejing as well as a translation of the Daodejing, Daoism Explained: From the Dream of the Butterfly to the Fishnet Allegory, and Luhmann Explained: From Souls to Systems.

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