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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"philosophy of literature"”.
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The Takeover by a Literary Culture: Richard Rorty's Philosophy of Literature
The aim of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive account of the role literature, the ‘literary’, and the notion of a ‘literary culture’ plays in the work of the American pragmatist philosopher Richard Rorty (1931-2007). While these notions are systematically significant in Rorty’s work, no …
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Understanding ourselves: character and self-knowledge in Conrad and Shopenhauer
That Conrad was familiar with Schopenhauer’s philosophy has been proposed by literary scholars and seconded, in passing, by philosophers. This has resulted in one-way studies of literary influence. This thesis is instead a two-way study in the philosophy of literature. It shows how Schopenhauer’s …
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A Theory of the Animate Form of Literary Art: Kind-normativity, Criticism, and Axiology
… this dissertation, I ask whether the possibility of experiencing a work of literary art as literature is conditioned by concept of literature or whether we can just get on with reading literature without such a concept. I begin with the question: is a concept of literary art necessary? I explore …
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Ausgraben und Erinnern. Denkbilder des Erinnerns und der moralischen Zeugenschaft im Werk von Ene Mihkelson und Christa Wolf
… Ene Mihkelsoni ja Christa Wolfi romaanide filosoofilist potentsiaali. Eesti kirjandusuurija Jaak Tomberg on oma 2009. aastal kaitstud doktoriväitekirjas juhtinud tähelepanu kirjanduse lepitavale otstarbele ehk sellele, et ilukirjandusel on võime meenutada mineviku luhtunud võimalikkuseid …
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Thoreau's Orientalism: A study of Confucian and Taoist elements in Thoreau's readings and writings
… attempt to elucidate the influences on Thoreau of the Orient, particularly Confucianism and Taoism, which has not received a systematic, scholarly treatment so far. In placing this discussion within the comparative tradition, the effort is oriented toward the emphasis on influences rather than …