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Literary Form, Philosophical Content
. Ed(S): Lavery, Jonathan; Groarke, Louis
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Hardback. Editor(s): Lavery, Jonathan; Groarke, Louis. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
This is a wide-ranging anthology that examines, in chronological order, several genres that have been prominent in the history of Western philosophy. The programmatic introduction outlines the diverse range of genres used by philosophers (dialogue, commentary, biography, etc.) and explains how genre-based exegesis can enrich our analysis and interpretation of philosophical texts. The remaining essays examine individual texts from this perspective.
This is a wide-ranging anthology that examines, in chronological order, several genres that have been prominent in the history of Western philosophy. The programmatic introduction outlines the diverse range of genres used by philosophers (dialogue, commentary, biography, etc.) and explains how genre-based exegesis can enrich our analysis and interpretation of philosophical texts. The remaining essays examine individual texts from this perspective.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611474848
SKU
V9781611474848
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About . Ed(S): Lavery, Jonathan; Groarke, Louis
Jonathan Lavery teaches philosophy at Wilfrid Laurier University. Louis Groarke is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Reviews for Literary Form, Philosophical Content
The essays thus cover a broad range of generic categories as vehicles for conveying the abstractions and subtleties of philosophical thinking, from the times of the Greeks to our own times…. Though the editors suggest that these essays would be useful for undergraduates and advanced students of philosophy, I am sure they could be profitably used by literature students as ... Read more