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The Doppelganger: Literature´s Philosophy

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Description for The Doppelganger: Literature´s Philosophy Paperback. The Doppelganger presents literature as the double of philosophy. This title studies the Doppelganger's influence on philosophical thought. It shows how the Doppelganger emerges as a hidden and unexplored element both in conceptions of subjectivity and in philosophy's relation to literature. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.

The Doppelgänger or Double presents literature as the "double" of philosophy. There are historical reasons for this. The genesis of the Doppelgänger is literature's response to the philosophical focus on subjectivity. The Doppelgänger was coined by the German author Jean Paul in 1796 as a critique of Idealism's assertion of subjective autonomy, individuality and human agency. This critique prefigures post-War extrapolations of the subject as decentred. From this perspective, the Doppelgänger has a "family resemblance" to current conceptualizations of subjectivity. It becomes the emblematic subject of modernity.
This is the first significant study on the Doppelgänger's influence on ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Modern Language Initiative
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823232994
SKU
V9780823232994
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About Dimitris Vardoulakis
Dimitris Vardoulakis is Associate Professor and deputy chair of philosophy at Western Sydney University.

Reviews for The Doppelganger: Literature´s Philosophy
" ... Extremely complex and ambitious, bringing together philosophy, literary theory and criticism, and proposing pregnant and rich readings of philosophical and literary texts belonging to different epochs and traditions ..." -Critical Horizons "This provocative and richly corroborated thesis, one might conclude after having read the book, deserves attention and further investigation." -Orbis Litterarum "A bold and complex treatment of ... Read more

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