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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.

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Author:   Rosa Slegers
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.180kg
ISBN:  

9789004181885

ISBN 10:   9004181881
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   10 May 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter One: Privileged Moments and Felt Knowledge Introduction Involuntary Memory: An Unusual Pleasure Caused by an Identity of Sensations Privileged Moments of the Imagination Pleasurable Certainty and Wonder Couvercles, Obligation, and Obstacles to the Search La réalité pressentie: Joy and Sorrow in the Privileged Moment Felt Knowledge Epistemic Responsibility Conclusion Chapter Two: Courageous Vulnerability and the Bergsonian Artist Introduction Bergson: Intuition and Intellect The Task of the Artist The Problem of Language and the Freshness of Experience Courageous Vulnerability: Preliminary Remarks Courageous Vulnerability at Work Conclusion Chapter Three: Vagueness and Mystery Introduction Bergson on James, James on Bergson Vagueness and/in Language Pragmatic Meaning and Truth The Sentiment of Rationality and Anhedonia Anhedonia and the Broken World of À la recherche Marcel’s Distinction between Problem and Mystery Primary and Secondary Reflection, Despair and Hope Conclusion Chapter Four: Crystallization and the Tragedy of Having (a Lover) Introduction Stendhal’s Crystallization Albertine a Stone round Which Snow Has Gathered Love Regained in Absence Love and the Role of Habit Love as a Poetical Action: Albertine an Unconscious Thing of Beauty Love as the Desire to Possess Th e Tragedy of Having Th e Tragedy of Desire Presence Made Impossible by l’avoir-implication Conclusion Chapter Five: The Will to Believe in Privileged Moments Introduction Religion, Mysticism, and the Privileged Moment Anhedonia Dispelled by Uneven Paving Stones Mystical Moments in À la recherche Th e Place of the Privileged Moment on James’ Mystical Ladder Invitation to a Strenuous Pursuit of Involuntary Memory Zest and the Mystic Sense of Hidden Meaning The Will to Believe in Privileged Moments Conclusion Chapter Six: The Difficulty of Being Courageously Vulnerable Introduction Fidelity and Death in À la recherché Th e Will to Believe in Presence Sincups and Effigies: A Critique of Creative Fidelity Conclusion: The Difficulty of Being Courageously Vulnerable Epilogue Bibliography Index

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Rosa Slegers, Ph.D. (2007) in Philosophy, Fordham University, is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Babson College.

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