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Why is it that the modern conception of literature begins with one
of the worst writers of the philosophical tradition? Such is the
paradoxical question that lies at the heart of Jean-Luc Nancy's
highly original and now-classic study of the role of language in
the critical philosophy of Kant. While Kant did not turn his
attention very often to the philosophy of language, Nancy
demonstrates to what extent he was anything but oblivious to it. He
shows, in fact, that the question of "philosophical style," of how
to write critical philosophy, goes to the core of Kant's attempt to
articulate the limits, once and for all, that would establish human
reason in its autonomy and freedom. He also shows how this properly
philosophical program, the very pinnacle of the Enlightenment,
leads Kant to posit literature as its other by way of what is here
called the "syncope," and how this other of philosophy, entirely
its product, cannot be said to exist outside of metaphysics in its
accomplishment. This subtle, unprecedented reading of Kant
demonstrates the continued importance of reflection on the relation
between philosophy and literature, indeed, why any commitment to
Enlightenment must consider and confront this partition anew.
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Roxy Paine - Dioramas (Hardcover)
Saul Anton; Text written by Mia Kang, Steven Matijicio, Michael Goodman
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Why is it that the modern conception of literature begins with one
of the worst writers of the philosophical tradition? Such is the
paradoxical question that lies at the heart of Jean-Luc Nancy's
highly original and now-classic study of the role of language in
the critical philosophy of Kant. While Kant did not turn his
attention very often to the philosophy of language, Nancy
demonstrates to what extent he was anything but oblivious to it. He
shows, in fact, that the question of "philosophical style," of how
to write critical philosophy, goes to the core of Kant's attempt to
articulate the limits, once and for all, that would establish human
reason in its autonomy and freedom. He also shows how this properly
philosophical program, the very pinnacle of the Enlightenment,
leads Kant to posit literature as its other by way of what is here
called the "syncope," and how this other of philosophy, entirely
its product, cannot be said to exist outside of metaphysics in its
accomplishment. This subtle, unprecedented reading of Kant
demonstrates the continued importance of reflection on the relation
between philosophy and literature, indeed, why any commitment to
Enlightenment must consider and confront this partition anew.
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