Confronting the Irish Past

Séamus Murphy is professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. He writes on philosophy and public policy. He is a Jesuit.

‘Written in an unfussy and accessible style, Confronting the Irish Past is intellectually serious and conceptually ambitious. The author’s erudite reflections on the uses (and abuses) of the past and on the ethics of commemoration will interest, provoke, and challenge readers in equal measure.’ — Dr Brian Hughes, University of Limerick, Ireland

• Acknowledgements; Chronology; Abbreviations and other Names; 1. Introduction; 2. Historians: Objectivity and Value; 3. L’homme Armé: Three Civil Conflicts; 4. Policy and Governance; 5. The Ethics of Social Memory; 6. Identity, Recognition, Politics; References; Index