Fictive Narrative Philosophy: How Fiction Can ACT as Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9781138367333 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 264 str.

Michael Boylan

Opis

This book argues that some literary works indeed can make their own unique claims in different areas of philosophy, a method termed fictive narrative philosophy. It outlines detailed conceptions of fictive narrative philosophy, and brings this definition to bear on individual authors and works that can be considered prime examples of it.

Recenzje

"Boylan makes an important contribution to the philosophy of literature by using his idea of the personal worldview to understand how we engage with fictive narrative philosophy and offering an explanation as to why that is pedagogically valuable . . . [He] offers a new conception of philosophical writing that has implications for how we understand the nature of argument and argumentation." – Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

O autorze

Michael Boylan is professor of philosophy at Marymount University. He is the author of 34 books and 138 essays covering literature, ethics/political philosophy, and ancient philosophy of science. He has been an invited lecturer at major universities in 14 countries on 5 continents. He as served on national advisory committees in the U.S.A. and has been a fellow at think tanks such as the Center for American Progress and the Brookings Institution.