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Philosophy and Literature

其他書名	An Introduction
出版	Edinburgh University Press, 2001
主題	LITERARY CRITICISM / General
ISBN	14744726649781474472661
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xkiHzQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748610228');What does philosophy think about literature? And what does literary theory tell us about philosophy? Find out how philosophy addresses the questions of the nature and value of literature, and how literary analysis shows that philosophy's attempts to persuade its reader seem to conflict with its self-definition as the discourse of pure and untainted reason.Discover why Plato divided philosophy and literature, banishing literature from his ideal state, and how Aristotle answered Plato's criticisms of literature. And explore how philosophy's drive to define phenomena takes us into different ways of defining literature. Key FeaturesIntroduces you to the intersection between philosophical thought and literary writing, using illuminating examples to compare and contrast themInvestigates the nature of interpretation and its sources of authority, how literary forms can act as vehicles for the development of philosophical problems, and how philosophy uses literary means in order to persuade readersAsks whether it is useful - or even warranted - to maintain the distinction between philosophy and literature"...