عنوان

Philosophy, writing, and the character of thought /

(Number (ISBN

022656956X

(Number (ISBN

9780226569567

Erroneous ISBN

9780226569734 (e-book)

Title Proper

Philosophy, writing, and the character of thought /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

John T. Lysaker.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Chicago :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

The University of Chicago Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

viii, 193 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and index.

Text of Note

Gambits and gambles -- Iron filings -- Pardon the interruption -- Content and form -- Form and content -- In the beginning was the deed -- Reworking making -- Deliberate writing -- Mistaking instrumental reason -- Fits and starts -- A cultivar -- Quotation beyond quotas -- For examples -- In nuce -- Irony -- Message in a bottle -- The hour of the wolf -- It's the gesture that counts -- Furnishing the space of reasons -- A struggle with ourselves -- Who's on first -- Every one is everybody -- The secret addressee -- When we undo things with words -- Unknown friends -- Resoundingly reticent -- Provocation/demonstration -- Among the pros (and cons). A: "O my friend, there are no friends" ; B : "At least we've got each other" -- Then came history -- Equal to the moment -- Unequal to the moment -- After Beauvoir -- Property is theft -- Strange alchemy -- Public commitment -- Propagation without propaganda -- Bit by bit -- Taking stances -- Character studies -- Where do we find ourselves.

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Text of Note

"Philosophy's relation to the act of writing is John T. Lysaker's main concern in Philosophy, Writing, and the Character of Thought. Whether in Plato, Montaigne, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, or Derrida, philosophy has come in many forms, and those forms-the concrete shape philosophizing takes in writing-matter. Much more than mere adornment, the style in which a given philosopher writes is often of crucial importance to the point he or she is making, part and parcel of the philosophy itself. Considering each of the ways in which writing influences philosophy, Lysaker explores genres like the aphorism, dialogue, and essay, as well as logical-rhetorical operations like the example, irony, and quotation. At the same time, he shows us the effects of these rhetorical devices through his own literary experimentation. In dialogue with such authors as Benjamin, Cavell, Emerson, and Lukacs, he aims to revitalize philosophical writing, arguing that philosophy cannot fulfill its intellectual and cultural promise if it keeps to professional articles and academic prose. Instead, philosophy must embrace writing as an essential, creative activity, and deliberately reform how it approaches its subject matter, readership, and the evolving social practices of reading and reflection."--

Parallel Title

Philosophy, writing & the character of thought

Authorship-- Philosophy.

Philosophy-- Authorship.

08.03 philosophy and methodology of philosophy.

08.03 philosophy and methodology of philosophy.

Authorship-- Philosophy.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Authorship.

Philosophy-- Authorship.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Lysaker, John T.

Date of Transaction

20200822102605.0

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