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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Chicago Pr
Publication date
October 26, 2015
Pages
242
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780226267920
ISBN-10
022626792X
Dimensions
1 by 5 by 7 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Original list price
$30.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
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We are living through a boom in autobiographical writing. Every half-famous celebrity, every politician, every sports heroâeven the non-famous, nowadays, pour out pages and pages, Facebook post after Facebook post, about themselves. Literary theorists have noticed, as the genres of âcreative nonfictionâ and âlife writingâ have found their purchase in the academy. And of course psychologists have long been interested in self-disclosure. But where have the philosophers been? With this volume, Christopher Cowley brings them into the conversation.
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Cowley and his contributors show that while philosophers have seemed uninterested in autobiography, they have actually long been preoccupied with many of its conceptual elements, issues such as the nature of the self, the problems of interpretation and understanding, the paradoxes of self-deception, and the meaning and narrative structure of human life. But rarely have philosophers brought these together into an overarching question about what it means to tell oneâs life story or understand anotherâs. Tackling these questions, the contributors explore the relationship between autobiography and literature; between story-telling, knowledge, and agency; and between the past and the present, along the way engaging such issues as autobiographical ethics and the duty of writing. The result bridges long-standing debates and illuminates fascinating new philosophical and literary issues. Â
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Cowley and his contributors show that while philosophers have seemed uninterested in autobiography, they have actually long been preoccupied with many of its conceptual elements, issues such as the nature of the self, the problems of interpretation and understanding, the paradoxes of self-deception, and the meaning and narrative structure of human life. But rarely have philosophers brought these together into an overarching question about what it means to tell oneâs life story or understand anotherâs. Tackling these questions, the contributors explore the relationship between autobiography and literature; between story-telling, knowledge, and agency; and between the past and the present, along the way engaging such issues as autobiographical ethics and the duty of writing. The result bridges long-standing debates and illuminates fascinating new philosophical and literary issues. Â
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Hardcover
from Univ of Chicago Pr (October 26, 2015)
9780226267890 | details & prices | 242 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $90.00
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from Univ of Chicago Pr (October 26, 2015)
9780226267920 | details & prices | 242 pages | 5.00 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $30.00
About: We are living through a boom in autobiographical writing.
About: We are living through a boom in autobiographical writing.
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