A Sense of the World A Sense of the World
Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

A Sense of the World

Essays on Fiction, Narrative, and Knowledge

John Gibson and Others
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Publisher Description

A team of leading contributors from both philosophical and literary backgrounds have been brought together in this impressive book to examine how works of literary fiction can be a source of knowledge. Together, they analyze the important trends in this current popular debate.


The innovative feature of this volume is that it mixes work by literary theorists and scholars with work of analytic philosophers that combined together provide a comprehensive statement of the variety of ways in which works of fiction can engage questions of worldly interest. It uses the problem of cognitive value to explore:

literature’s contribution to ethical life
literature’s ability to engage in social and political critique
the role narrative plays in opening up possibilities of moral, aesthetic, experience and selfhood

This remarkable volume will attract the attention of both literature and philosophy scholars with its statement of the various ways that literature and life take an interest in one another.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2012
November 12
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
346
Pages
PUBLISHER
Taylor and Francis
SELLER
Taylor & Francis Group
SIZE
2.3
MB

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