Courageous vulnerability : ethics and knowledge in Proust, Bergson, Marcel, and James / by Rosa Slegers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slegers, Rosa.

Series:

Studies in contemporary phenomenology ; v. 2.

Studies in contemporary phenomenology, 1875-2470 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922. À la recherche du temps perdu.

Proust, Marcel.

Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941--Criticism and interpretation.

Bergson, Henri.

Marcel, Gabriel, 1889-1973--Criticism and interpretation.

Marcel, Gabriel.

James, William, 1842-1910--Criticism and interpretation.

James, William.

Aesthetics in literature.

Ethics in literature.

Self-consciousness (Awareness) in literature.

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work develops the ethical attitude of courageous vulnerability through the integration of Marcel Proust's novel In Search of Lost Time and the philosophies of Henri Bergson, William James, and Gabriel Marcel. Central to the discussion is the phenomenon of involuntary memory, taken from common experience but “discovered” and made visible by Proust. Through the connection between a variety of themes from both Continental and American schools of thought such as Bergson's phenomenological account of the artist, James' "will to believe," and Marcel's "creative fidelity," the courageously vulnerable individual is shown to take seriously the ethical implications of the knowledge gained from involuntary memories and similar "privileged moments," and do justice to the "something more" which, though part of our experience of ourselves and others, escapes rigid philosophical analysis.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / R. Slegers

Introduction / R. Slegers

Chapter One. Privileged Moments And Felt Knowledge / R. Slegers

Chapter Two. Courageous Vulnerability And The Bergsonian Artist / R. Slegers

Chapter Three. Vagueness And Mystery / R. Slegers

Chapter Four. Crystallization And The Tragedy Of Having (A Lover) / R. Slegers

Chapter Five. The Will To Believe In Privileged Moments / R. Slegers

Chapter Six. The Difficulty Of Being Courageously Vulnerable / R. Slegers

Epilogue / R. Slegers

Bibliography / R. Slegers

Index / R. Slegers.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-78670-9

9786612786709

90-04-18277-2

OCLC:

667274279

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004181885.i-255 DOI