The Nonsense of Kant and Lewis Carroll: Unexpected Essays on Philosophy, Art, Life, and Death

by Ben-Ami Scharfstein

What if Immanuel Kant floated down from his transcendental heights, straight through Alice's rabbit hole, and into the fabulous world of Lewis Carroll? For Ben-Ami Scharfstein this is a wonderfully instructive scenario and the perfect way to begin this wide-ranging collection of decades of startlingly synthesized thought. Combining a deep knowledge of psychology, cultural anthropology, art history, and the history of religions--not to mention philosophy--he...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022610575X
• ISBN13: 9780226105758
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"