The Hypocritical Imagination: Between Kant and Levinas (Warwick Studies in European Philosophy)
John Llewellyn
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Description for The Hypocritical Imagination: Between Kant and Levinas (Warwick Studies in European Philosophy)
paperback. This is a reading of an important philosophical theme: the imagination. Focusing on Kant and Levinas, the author aims to show readers that despite the different treatments they accord to the imagination, there is much to be gained from comparing these two key thinkers. Series: Warwick Studies in European Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 566.
For philosophers such as Kant, the imagination is the starting point for all thought. For others, such as Wittgenstein, what is important is only how the word 'imagination' is used. In spite of the attention the imagination has received from major philosophers, remarkably little has been written about the radically different interpretations they have made of it.
The HypoCritical Imagination: Between Kant and Levinas is an outstanding contribution to this vaccuum. Focusing on Kant and Levinas, John Llewelyn takes us on a dazzling tour of the philosophical imagination. He shows us that despite the different treatments they accord to the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Warwick Studies in European Philosophy
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415213622
SKU
V9780415213622
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About John Llewellyn
John Llewellyn is formerly Reader in Philosophy at Edinburgh University. hew is the author of the acclaimed Emmanuel Levinas: The Genealogy of Ethics, also published by Routledge.
Reviews for The Hypocritical Imagination: Between Kant and Levinas (Warwick Studies in European Philosophy)
'This book collects a number of thought provoking studies on imagination and the crucial significances claimed for it since Kant.' - Tidschrift voor Filosofie