Scars of the Spirit - The Struggle Against Inauthenticity (Paperback, First)

In this fascinating collection of essays, noted cultural critic Geoffrey Hartman raises the essential question of where we can find the real or authentic in today's world, and how this affects the way we can understand our human predicament. Hartman explores such issues as the fantasy of total and perfect information available on the Internet, the biographical excesses of tell-all daytime talk shows, and how we can understand what is "true" in biographical and testimonial writing. And, what, he asks, is the ethical point of all this personal testimony? What has it really taught us? Underlying the entire book is a question of how the Holocaust has shaped the possibilities for truth and for the writing of an authentic life story in today's world, and how we can approach the world in a meaningful way. Hartman produces a meditation on how an appreciation of the aesthetic qualities of art and writing may help us to answer these questions of meaning.

General

Imprint:	St. Martin's Griffin
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2004
First published:	September 2004
Authors:	Geoffrey Hartman
Dimensions:	228 x 144 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	272
Edition:	First
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-6558-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General
LSN:	1-4039-6558-7
Barcode:	9781403965585

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