New Directions in Philosophy and Literature

New Directions in Philosophy and Literature
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ISBN-10 : 147444914X
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Synopsis New Directions in Philosophy and Literature by : David Rudrum

This forward-thinking reference volume draws on new developments in philosophy including speculative realism, object-oriented ontology, the new materialisms, posthumanism, analytic philosophy of language and metaphysics, and ecophilosophy alongside close readings of a range of texts from the literary canon.

New Directions in the Philosophy of Memory

New Directions in the Philosophy of Memory
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 323
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ISBN-10 : 9781351660013
ISBN-13 : 1351660012
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Synopsis New Directions in the Philosophy of Memory by : Kourken Michaelian

Although philosophers have explored memory since antiquity, recent years have seen the birth of philosophy of memory as a distinct field. This book—the first of its kind—charts emerging directions of research in the field. The book’s seventeen newly commissioned chapters develop novel theories of remembering and forgetting, analyze the phenomenology and content of memory, debate issues in the ethics and epistemology of remembering, and explore the relationship between memory and affectivity. Written by leading researchers in the philosophy of memory, the chapters collectively present an exciting vision of the future of this dynamic area of research.

Literary Studies and the Philosophy of Literature

Literary Studies and the Philosophy of Literature
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9783319331478
ISBN-13 : 3319331477
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Synopsis Literary Studies and the Philosophy of Literature by : Andrea Selleri

This book is about the interaction between literary studies and the philosophy of literature. It features essays from internationally renowned and emerging philosophers and literary scholars, challenging readers to join them in taking seriously the notion of interdisciplinary study and forging forward in new and exciting directions of thought. It identifies that literary studies and the philosophy of literature address similar issues: What is literature? What is its value? Why do I care about characters? What is the role of the author in understanding a literary work? What is fiction as opposed to non-fiction? Yet, genuine, interdisciplinary interaction remains scarce. This collection seeks to overcome current obstacles and seek out new paths for exploration.

New Directions in Philosophy and Literature

New Directions in Philosophy and Literature
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 723
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ISBN-10 : 9781474449175
ISBN-13 : 1474449174
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Synopsis New Directions in Philosophy and Literature by : Rudrum David Rudrum

This forward-thinking, non-traditional reference work uniquely maps out how new developments in 21st century philosophy are entering into dialogue with the study of literature. Going beyond the familiar methods of analytic philosophy, and with a breadth greater than traditional literary theory, this collection looks at the profound consequences of the interaction between philosophy and literature for questions of ethics, politics, subjectivity, materiality, reality and the nature of the contemporary itself.

The Embodied Philosopher

The Embodied Philosopher
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9783030799649
ISBN-13 : 3030799646
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Synopsis The Embodied Philosopher by : Konrad Werner

The book is the first formulation of a meta-philosophical scheme rooted in the embodied cognition paradigm. The latter views subjects capable of cognition and experience as living, embodied creatures coupled with their environments. On the other hand, the emergence of experimental philosophy has given rise to a new context in which philosophers have begun to search for a more thorough definition of philosophical competence. The time is ripe for these two trends to join their efforts. Therefore, the book discusses what it means for a human being thought of as a living subject to pursue philosophy. In this context, in contrast to the existing literature, philosophical competence must not be conflated with competence in philosophy. The former is a skill or attitude. The book refers to this peculiar attitude as the recognition of one’s epistemic position.

New Directions in the Philosophy of Social Science

New Directions in the Philosophy of Social Science
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9781783487417
ISBN-13 : 1783487410
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Synopsis New Directions in the Philosophy of Social Science by : Daniel Little

An accessible introduction to the latest developments and debates in the philosophy of social science.

The Caretaker

The Caretaker
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Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9780811229500
ISBN-13 : 0811229505
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Synopsis The Caretaker by : Doon Arbus

A lush, disorienting novel, The Caretaker takes no prisoners as it explores the perils of devotion and the potentially lethal charisma of things Following the death of a renowned and eccentric collector—the author of Stuff, a seminal philosophical work on the art of accumulation—the fate of the privately endowed museum he cherished falls to a peripatetic stranger who had been his fervent admirer. In his new role as caretaker of The Society for the Preservation of the Legacy of Dr. Charles Morgan, this restive man, in service to an absent master, at last finds his calling. The peculiar institution over which he presides is dedicated to the annihilation of hierarchy: peerless antiquities commune happily with the ignored, the discarded, the undervalued and the valueless. What transpires as the caretaker assumes dominion over this reliquary of voiceless objects and over its visitors is told in a manner at once obsessive and matter-of-fact, and in language both cocooning and expansive. A wry and haunting tale, The Caretaker, like the interplanetary crystal that is one of the museum’s treasures, is rare, glistening, and of a compacted inwardness. Kafka or Shirley Jackson may come to mind, and The Caretaker may conjure up various genres—parables, ghost stories, locked-room mysteries—but Doon Arbus draws her phosphorescent water from no other writer’s well.

Thomas Jefferson's Philosophy of Education

Thomas Jefferson's Philosophy of Education
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 231
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ISBN-10 : 9781317660644
ISBN-13 : 1317660641
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Synopsis Thomas Jefferson's Philosophy of Education by : M. Andrew Holowchak

Thomas Jefferson had a profoundly advanced educational vision that went hand in hand with his political philosophy - each of which served the goal of human flourishing. His republicanism marked a break with the conservatism of traditional non-representative governments, characterized by birth and wealth and in neglect of the wants and needs of the people. Instead, Jefferson proposed social reforms which would allow people to express themselves freely, dictate their own course in life, and oversee their elected representatives. His educational vision aimed to instantiate a progressive social climate only dreamed of by utopists such as Thomas More, James Harrington and Louis-Sébastian Mercier. This book offers a critical articulation of the philosophy behind Jefferson’s thoughts on education. Divided into three parts, chapters include an analysis of his views on elementary and higher education, an investigation of education for both the moral-sense and rational faculty, and an examination of education as lifelong learning. Jefferson’s educational rationale was economic, political and philosophical, and his systemic approach to education conveys a systemic, economic approach to living, with strong affinities to Stoicism. Thomas Jefferson’s Philosophy of Education will be key reading for philosophers, historians and postgraduate students of education, the history of education and philosophy.

Levinas and Literature

Levinas and Literature
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9783110668995
ISBN-13 : 3110668998
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Synopsis Levinas and Literature by : Michael Fagenblat

The posthumous publication of Emmanuel Levinas’s wartime diaries, postwar lectures, and drafts for two novels afford new approaches to understanding the relationship between literature, philosophy, and religion. This volume gathers an international list of experts to examine new questions raised by Levinas’s deep and creative experiment in thinking at the intersection of literature, philosophy, and religion. Chapters address the role and significance of poetry, narrative, and metaphor in accessing the ethical sense of ordinary life; Levinas's critical engagement with authors such as Leon Bloy, Paul Celan, Vassily Grossman, Marcel Proust, and Maurice Blanchot; analyses of Levinas’s draft novels Eros ou Triple opulence and La Dame de chez Wepler; and the application of Levinas's thought in reading contemporary authors such as Ian McEwen and Cormac McCarthy. Contributors include Danielle Cohen-Levinas, Kevin Hart, Eric Hoppenot, Vivian Liska, Jean-Luc Nancy and François-David Sebbah, among others.

New Directions in Music

New Directions in Music
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 088133992X
ISBN-13 : 9780881339925
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Synopsis New Directions in Music by : David Cope

This text is intended as an introduction & general survey of avant-garde & post-avant-garde music in the twentieth century to the present.