Fragments [electronic resource] : essays in subjectivity, individuality, and autonomy / Pedro Blas González.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gonzáez, Pedro Blas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern.

Philosophy--Miscellanea.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The possibilities for philosophy have never been greater and more fruitful than now - and never more tragically squandered. Philosophy can become relevant once again, suggests Pedro Blas González, if we drop the pointless analytical hair-splitting and sel

Contents:

The plight of subjectivity in an objective world: existential subjects in sinister situations

Pillars of remembrance: the plight of aesthetic vision and moral courage in the modern world

Auto-gnosis, subjectivity, and the role of maxims in philosophical reflection

On meaning in human existence

Loneliness and immortality in Enrique Anderson Imbert's 'El Fantasma'

Subjectivity and philosophical reflection in Jean Cocteau's Orpheus trilogy

Camus's hero of the absurd.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-[182]) and index.

ISBN:

9786611395445

1-281-39544-7

0-87586-372-8

OCLC:

476114264