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The Philosophy of Autobiography
Engelsk Paperback
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Engelsk Paperback

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We are living through a boom in autobiographical writing. Every half-famous celebrity, every politician, every sports hero-even the non-famous, nowadays, pour out pages and pages, Facebook post after Facebook post, about themselves. Literary theorists have noticed, as the genres of "creative nonfiction" and "life writing" have found their purchase in the academy. And of course psychologists have long been interested in self-disclosure. But where have the philosophers been? With this volume, Christopher Cowley brings them into the conversation. Cowley and his contributors show that while philosophers have seemed uninterested in autobiography, they have actually long been preoccupied with many of its conceptual elements, issues such as the nature of the self, the problems of interpretation and understanding, the paradoxes of self-deception, and the meaning and narrative structure of human life. But rarely have philosophers brought these together into an overarching question about what it means to tell one's life story or understand another's. Tackling these questions, the contributors explore the relationship between autobiography and literature; between story-telling, knowledge, and agency; and between the past and the present, along the way engaging such issues as autobiographical ethics and the duty of writing. The result bridges long-standing debates and illuminates fascinating new philosophical and literary issues.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
272
ISBN-13:
9780226267920
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
022626792X
Udg. Dato:
26 okt 2015
Længde:
57mm
Bredde:
229mm
Højde:
155mm
Forlag:
The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato:
26 okt 2015
Forfatter(e):
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