Finding Philosophers in Global Fiction
Author | : Anway Mukhopadhyay |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2024-09-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9798765100912 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Download or read book Finding Philosophers in Global Fiction written by Anway Mukhopadhyay and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2024-09-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The academic discipline of philosophy may tell us, too rigidly, what a philosopher is or should be; but fictional narration often upholds the core conundrums of humankind in which philosophy germinates. This book explores whether a study of 'philosophers' on a broad cross-cultural spectrum can decouple philosophy from its academic aspect and lend it a more inclusive domain. Taken together, these essays insist on the need to 'de-elitize' and democratize the concept of a 'philosopher' by reflecting on the possibility of seeing a philosopher as one who sees things clearly, from any vantage point"--