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Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to
distinguish between past and present? In this book, the author
argues that the past originates from an experience of rupture
separating past and present. Think of the radical rupture with
Europe's past that was effected by the French and the Industrial
Revolutions. Sublime Historical Experience investigates how the
notion of sublime historical experience complicates and challenges
existing conceptions of language, truth, and knowledge. These
experiences of rupture are paradoxical since they involve both the
separation of past and present and, at the same time, the effort to
overcome this separation in terms of historical knowledge. The
experience unites feelings of loss/pain with those of
love/satisfaction, and thus is in agreement with how sublime
experience is ordinarily defined. The experience is also
precognitive since it precedes (the possibility of) historical
knowledge. As such it is a challenge to traditional conceptions of
the relationship between experience and truth or language. It
compels us to disconnect the notions of experience and truth.
Taking as its point of departure a sharp critique of Rawls's
influential" A Theory of Justice"--which, like most Western
political philosophy since the seventeenth century, considers
ethics to be foundational to a proper understanding of the
political--this book looks at politics from an aesthetic
perspective.
Metaphor lies at the heart of the contemporary debate in aesthetics, semantics and the philosophy of science. It is generally recognised now that metaphor is not an obfuscation of the truth (as so many philosophers since Plato have argued); on the contrary, it is essential that we consider metaphor if we strive for an optimal understanding of how truth is gained both in science and in our everyday dealings with reality. Hence, metaphor is not of interest only for the literary theorists, but for all those who wish to understand science and how to grasp the structure of our social world. This volume presents eleven essays on the role of metaphor in philosophy, poetry, semiotics, art, literary criticism, economics, medical science and in political theory. Through the use of metaphor, the contributors provide a unique and exciting picture of these disciplines.
This book fully recognizes the aestheticism inherent in historical
writing while acknowledging its claim to satisfy the demands of
rational and scientific inquiry. Focusing on the notion of
representation and on the necessity of distinguishing between
representation and description, it argues that the traditional
semantic apparatus of meaning, truth, and reference that we use for
description must be redefined if we are to understand properly the
nature of historical writing.
This ambitious work aims to reintroduce history into political
theory. Contemporary political philosophy--liberalism,
communitarianism, and republicanism--disregards history because it
is irrelevant to the nature of politics and to what constitutes a
political problem. The author argues that this view reduces
politics and political philosophy to a vapid academic game that is
insensitive to both the essence and practice of politics. He
proposes that an indissoluble link between history and politics
lies in the notion of representation.
This ambitious work aims to reintroduce history into political
theory. Contemporary political philosophy--liberalism,
communitarianism, and republicanism--disregards history because it
is irrelevant to the nature of politics and to what constitutes a
political problem. The author argues that this view reduces
politics and political philosophy to a vapid academic game that is
insensitive to both the essence and practice of politics. He
proposes that an indissoluble link between history and politics
lies in the notion of representation.
Taking as its point of departure a sharp critique of Rawls's
influential" A Theory of Justice"--which, like most Western
political philosophy since the seventeenth century, considers
ethics to be foundational to a proper understanding of the
political--this book looks at politics from an aesthetic
perspective.
Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to
distinguish between past and present? In this book, the author
argues that the past originates from an experience of rupture
separating past and present. Think of the radical rupture with
Europe's past that was effected by the French and the Industrial
Revolutions. Sublime Historical Experience investigates how the
notion of sublime historical experience complicates and challenges
existing conceptions of language, truth, and knowledge. These
experiences of rupture are paradoxical since they involve both the
separation of past and present and, at the same time, the effort to
overcome this separation in terms of historical knowledge. The
experience unites feelings of loss/pain with those of
love/satisfaction, and thus is in agreement with how sublime
experience is ordinarily defined. The experience is also
precognitive since it precedes (the possibility of) historical
knowledge. As such it is a challenge to traditional conceptions of
the relationship between experience and truth or language. It
compels us to disconnect the notions of experience and truth.
This book fully recognizes the aestheticism inherent in historical
writing while acknowledging its claim to satisfy the demands of
rational and scientific inquiry. Focusing on the notion of
representation and on the necessity of distinguishing between
representation and description, it argues that the traditional
semantic apparatus of meaning, truth, and reference that we use for
description must be redefined if we are to understand properly the
nature of historical writing.
"The chief business of twentieth-century philosophy" is "to reckon with twentieth-century history," claimed R. G. Collingwood. In this remarkable collection of essays, Frank Ankersmit demonstrates the prescience of that remark and goes a long way toward meeting its challenge. Responding to the work of Hayden White, Arthur Danto, and Hans-Georg Gadamer, he examines such issues as the difference between historical representation and artistic expression, the status of metaphor in historical description, and the relation of postmodernism to historicism. Ankersmit's fluent grasp of European thought and his ability to incorporate concepts from literary theory, art history, the philosophy of science, and political thought into his analyses assure that this collection will interest readers throughout the humanities. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.
"The chief business of twentieth-century philosophy” is “to reckon with twentieth-century history," claimed R. G. Collingwood. In this remarkable collection of essays, Frank Ankersmit demonstrates the prescience of that remark and goes a long way toward meeting its challenge. Responding to the work of Hayden White, Arthur Danto, and Hans-Georg Gadamer, he examines such issues as the difference between historical representation and artistic expression, the status of metaphor in historical description, and the relation of postmodernism to historicism. Ankersmit's fluent grasp of European thought and his ability to incorporate concepts from literary theory, art history, the philosophy of science, and political thought into his analyses assure that this collection will interest readers throughout the humanities. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.
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