Philosophy's relation to the act of writing is John T. Lysaker's
main concern in Philosophy, Writing, and the Character of Thought.
Whether in Plato, Montaigne, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, or Derrida,
philosophy has come in many forms, and those forms-the concrete
shape philosophizing takes in writing-matter. Much more than mere
adornment, the style in which a given philosopher writes is often
of crucial importance to the point he or she is making, part and
parcel of the philosophy itself. Considering each of the ways in
which writing influences philosophy, Lysaker explores genres like
the aphorism, dialogue, and essay, as well as logical-rhetorical
operations like the example, irony, and quotation. At the same
time, he shows us the effects of these rhetorical devices through
his own literary experimentation. In dialogue with such authors as
Benjamin, Cavell, Emerson, and Lukacs, he aims to revitalize
philosophical writing, arguing that philosophy cannot fulfill its
intellectual and cultural promise if it keeps to professional
articles and academic prose. Instead, philosophy must embrace
writing as an essential, creative activity, and deliberately reform
how it approaches its subject matter, readership, and the evolving
social practices of reading and reflection.
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