Philosophy and the Art of Writing (Hardcover)

Philosophy and literature enjoy a close, complex relationship. Elucidating the connections between these two fields, this book examines the ways philosophy deploys literary means to advance its practice, particularly as a way of life that extends beyond literary forms and words into physical deeds, nonlinguistic expression, and subjective moods and feelings. Exploring thinkers from Socrates and Confucius to Foucault and Simone de Beauvoir, Richard Shusterman probes the question of what roles literature could play in a vision of philosophy as something essentially lived rather than merely written. To develop this vision of philosophy that incorporates literature but seeks to go beyond the verbal to realize the embodied fullness of life and capture its inexpressible dimensions, Shusterman gives particular attention to authors who straddle the literature/philosophical divide: from Augustine and Montaigne through Wordsworth and Kierkegaard to T.S. Eliot, Georges Bataille, Maurice Blanchot, and Bertrand Russell. The book concludes with a chapter on the Chinese art of writing with its mixture of poetry, calligraphy, and painting. Philosophy and the Art of Writing should interest students and researchers in literary theory and philosophy. It also opens the practice of philosophy to people who are not professionals in the writing of philosophy or literary theory.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Literary Theory
Release date:	May 2022
Authors:	Richard Shusterman
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	132
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-35490-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-367-35490-X
Barcode:	9780367354909

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