Overview

What role can literature play in philosophical reflection about the good life? Does moral philosophy need reference to literature. Philosophy, Literature and the Human Good is a clear and interesting interpretation of the elements of Literature that key philosophers from the analytic and continental traditions are often concerned with. Michael Weston examines the role of literature in philosophical reflection about the significance of life which addresses both the European 'Post-Nietzschean' tradition and the increasing importance of these issues for major American and British thinkers. The book initiates a dialogue between these traditions and outlines their central connections and differences. In particular, Weston carefully examines via key readings of these thinkers whether literature can make a positive contribution to ethics. Weston, inspired by Wittgenstein concludes that because by nature we are linguistic beings, there is no way of arriving at a comprehensive theory of the good. Each chapter concisely describes a philosopher or literary figure who has written about the philosophical significance of literature such as: Bataille, Derrida,and Kierkegaard, contemporary philosophers including Rorty and Nussbaum and writers of fiction such as Murdoch and Blanchot. Ideal for students of Philosophy of literature, Continental Philosophy and Literary Theory, Philosophy, Literature and the Human Good provides an insightful and provocative examination of the philosophical significance of literature.

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Author:   Michael Weston
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780415243384

ISBN 10:   0415243386
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   15 March 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. 1. Life as Art: Kant, Schlegel, Nietzsche 2. Georges Bataille: The Impossible 3.Maurice Blanchot: Literature's Space 4. Jacques Derrida: The Staging of Deconstruction 5. Iris Murdoch: The Transcendant Goog 6. Martha Nussbaum: Moral Fortune 7. Richard Rorty: Philosophy as Literature 8. Stanley Cavell: Language, Therapy and Pefectionism 9. A Kierkegaardian Intervention 10. D.Z. Philipps: The Mediation of Sense 11. A Concluding Reading: Joseph Conread's Lord Jim

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... a very useful introduction to the philosophy of literature... clear, detailed, and insightful. <br>-Vincent Colapietro, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews <br>

"..."" a very useful introduction to the philosophy of literature... clear, detailed, and insightful."" -Vincent Colapietro, ""Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"

... a very useful introduction to the philosophy of literature... clear, detailed, and insightful. -Vincent Colapietro, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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Michael Weston is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Essex

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