Philosophy As Fiction
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- ISBN 9780195169393
- Weight: 544g
- Dimensions: 167 x 247mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jun 2004
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Philosophy as Fiction reconstructs Proust's powerful, coherent and original outlook on knowledge, self-deception and self-fashioning. In addition, it explains why these ideas had to give rise to a work of art and not a philosophical treatise. Parts of the philosophy serve literary ends, with certain assertions forming part of the novel's intricate lace-work; and aspects of the aesthetics also serve philosophical ends, enabling a reader to engage in an active manner with an alternative art of living.
Joshua Landy is Assistant Professor of French at Stanford University
