Overview
Bringing to light new facets in the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas and William James, Megan Craig explores intersections between French phenomenology and American pragmatism. Craig demonstrates the radical empiricism of Levinas's philosophy and the ethical implications of James's pluralism while illuminating their relevance for two philosophical disciplines that have often held each other at arm's length. Revealing the pragmatic minimalism in Levinas's work and the centrality of imagery in James's prose, she suggests that aesthetic links are crucial to understanding what they share. Craig's suggestive readings change current perceptions and clear a path for a more open, pluralistic, and creative pragmatic phenomenology that takes cues from both philosophers.
Full Product Details
Author: Megan Craig
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.544kg
ISBN: 9780253355348
ISBN 10: 0253355346
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 21 October 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
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Reviews
[T]he volume contributes in an important way to the greatly needed realization that the boundaries between philosophical traditions need not be as sharp as they are sometimes thought to be - and makes, with Levinas and James, the even more vital point that ethics should return to the center of our philosophical projects. - Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society In bringing together the work of Levinas and William James, it opens a new discussion in the scholarship of both. John Lysaker, Emory University Thoughtful, imaginative, and probing. Vincent Colapietro, Pennsylvania State University
In bringing together the work of Levinas and William James, it opens a new discussion in the scholarship of both. John Lysaker, Emory University Thoughtful, imaginative, and probing. Vincent Colapietro, Pennsylvania State University
""[T]he volume contributes in an important way to the greatly needed realization that the boundaries between philosophical traditions need not be as sharp as they are sometimes thought to be - and makes, with Levinas and James, the even more vital point that ethics should return to the center of our philosophical projects."" - Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society ""In bringing together the work of Levinas and William James, it opens a new discussion in the scholarship of both."" John Lysaker, Emory University ""Thoughtful, imaginative, and probing."" Vincent Colapietro, Pennsylvania State University
Author Information
Megan Craig is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Art at Stony Brook University. She is also an artist and has exhibited her work internationally.
