Jeff Malpas is one of the world's leading thinkers on the philosophy of space and place. The Ethics of Place is a major examination of the ethical and political dimensions of place, hitherto neglected in much of the literature.

Introduction: The Turn to Place

Part 1: The `Problem¿ of Place

1. Place and the Critique of `Home¿

2. Place, Identity, and Exclusion

3. Contingency and Constructionism

Part 2: The Necessity of Place

4. Ontology and Topography

5. Sense of Place and Sense of Self

6. Place, Questionability, and Truth

Part 3: The Ethics of Place

7. Ethics and Ontology

8. Ethics, Place, and Limit

9. Place and Political Engagement

Conclusion: Thinking Topographically.

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Index