Philosophy and Autobiography: Reflections on Truth, Self-Knowledge and Knowledge of Others

by Christopher Hamilton

Book Overview

Chapter 1. Opening: the voice off in philosophy.- Chapter 2. Introduction: Who is speaking and to whom?.- Chapter 3. 'The god of the city': Walter Benjamin, enchantment and the material subject.- Chapter 4. 'An immense expenditure of energy come to nothing': philosophy, literature and death in Peter Weiss' Abschied von den Eltern.- Chapter 5. 'Someone is missing': Jean-Paul Sartre, com?die and the longing for necessity.- Chapter 6.'How terrible is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030706567
• ISBN13: 9783030706562
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"