Shusterman's pragmatism : between literature and somaesthetics / edited by Dorota Koczanowicz and Wojciech Maecki.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koczanowicz, Dorota.

Małecki, Wojciech (Professor of literary theory)

Series:

Value inquiry book series. Central-European value studies ; v. 244.

Value inquiry book series. Central-European value studies ; v. 244

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shusterman, Richard.

Pragmatism.

Aesthetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Rodopi, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first essay collection on Richard Shusterman, the foremost representative of contemporary pragmatist aesthetics, a philosopher whose books have been translated into more than fifteen languages. The 12 essays, which cover the wide-ranging scope of Shusterman’s pragmatist thought, divide into three sections: Literary Theory and Philosophy of Art; Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics, and Politics; and Somaesthetics. Written by an international group of authors from different philosophical perspectives, the book’s essays not only provide a good introduction to Shusterman’s innovative pragmatist theories, but show their useful applications to important and controversial topics in philosophy, politics, religious and gender studies, the arts, and somaesthetics. The book also includes two new texts by Shusterman: an introductory essay in which he explains the trajectory of his intellectual development and a detailed response to the other contributors, which closes the book.

Contents:

pt. 1. Literary theory and philosophy of art

pt. 2. Epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and politics

pt. 3. Somaesthetics.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-87532-1

9786613716637

94-012-0763-1

OCLC:

801820317

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401207638 DOI