The Philosophy of Tragedy: From Plato to Zizek

ISBN-13: 9781107621961 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 294 str.

Julian Young

Opis

This book is an exhaustive survey of the philosophy of tragedy from antiquity to the present. From Aristotle to i ek the focal question has been: why, in spite of its distressing content, do we value tragic drama? What is the nature of the tragic effect ? Some philosophers point to a certain kind of pleasure that results from tragedy. Others, while not excluding pleasure, emphasize the knowledge we gain from tragedy of psychology, ethics, freedom, or immortality. Through a critical engagement with these and other philosophers, the book concludes by suggesting an answer to the question of what it is that constitutes tragedy in its highest vocation. This book will be of equal interest to students of philosophy and of literature."

Recenzje

'… a model of clear philosophical prose … keen philosophical insights … Some people read books to gain understanding; I suspect Young wrote this book to gain understanding. For philosophers or anyone else interested in tragedy, we should all be glad that he did.' The British Journal of Aesthetics

Spis treści

1. Plato; 2. Aristotle; 3. After Aristotle; 4. Hume; 5. Schelling; 6. Hölderlin; 7. Hegel; 8. Kierkegaard; 9. Schopenhauer; 10. Nietzsche; 11. Benjamin and Schmitt; 12. Heidegger; 13. Camus; 14. Arthur Miller; 15. Žižek; 16. Conclusions.