A Philosophy of the Essay: Scepticism, Experience and Style Contributor(s): Plunkett, Erin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1350049980 ISBN-13: 9781350049987 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $148.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.99 lbs) 192 pages |
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Publisher Description: Erin Plunkett draws from both analytic and continental sources to argue for the philosophical relevance of style, making the case that the essay form is uniquely suited to address the sceptical problem. The authors examined here-Montaigne, Hume, the early German Romantics, Kierkegaard and Stanley Cavell-bring into relief the relationship between scepticism and ordinary life and situate the will to know within a broader frame of meaningful human activity. The formal features of the essay call attention to time, subjectivity, and language as the existential conditions of knowledge. In contrast to foundationalist approaches, which expect philosophy to reach empirical or rational certainty, Plunkett demonstrates through these writings the philosophical advantages of a fragmentary, non-dogmatic style of writing. A Philosophy of the Essay shows how this medium can help us come to terms with the contingency and uncertainty of life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Plunkett, Erin: - Erin Plunkett is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, specialising in 19th-century post-Kantian thought. Her research interests include Romanticism, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and critical theory. |