Research Catalog

Title

Philosophy, writing, and the character of thought / John T. Lysaker.

Author

Lysaker, John T.

Publication

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2018]

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Details

Description

viii, 193 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"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."--

Subjects

• Authorship > Philosophy
• LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Authorship
• Philosophy > Authorship

Bibliography (note)

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

Contents

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.

Call Number

JFE 19-6585

ISBN

• 9780226569567
• 022656956X

LCCN

• 2017050544
• 40028823113

OCLC

1011560344

Author

Lysaker, John T., author.

Title

Philosophy, writing, and the character of thought / John T. Lysaker.

Publisher

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2018]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

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

Other Standard Identifier

40028823113

Research Call Number

JFE 19-6585