In 2003, South African writer J. M. Coetzee was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his riveting portrayals of racial repression, sexual politics, the guises of reason, and the hypocrisy of human beings toward animals and nature. Coetzee was credited with being ‘a scrupulous doubter, ruthless in his criticism of the cruel rationalism and cosmetic morality of western civilization.’ The film of his novel Disgrace, starring John Malkovich, brought his challenging ideas to a n...
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Introduction: Coetzee and Philosophy, by Anton Leist and Peter Singer
Part I. People, Human Relationships, and Politics
1. The Paradoxes of Power in the Early Novels of J...
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Anton Leist is professor of philosophy at the Ethics-Center of the University of Zurich. His books include A Question of Life, Good Action, Ethics of Social Relationships, and ...