Tragic Thoughts at the End of Philosophy: Language, Literature, and Ethical Theory

by Gerald L. Bruns

Recently, a number of Anglo-American philosophers of very different sorts--pragmatists, metaphysicians, philosophers of language, philosophers of law, moral philosophers--have taken a reflective rather than merely recreational interest in literature. Does this literary turn mean that philosophy is coming to an end or merely down to earth? In this collection of essays, one of the most insightful of contemporary literary theorists investigates the intersection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810116758
• ISBN13: 9780810116757
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"