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Freedom and the Self : Essays on the Philosophy of David Foster Wallace by Maureen Eckert (2015, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231161530
ISBN-139780231161534
eBay Product ID (ePID)208748553
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFreedom and the Self : Essays on the Philosophy of David Foster Wallace
Publication Year2015
SubjectLinguistics / Semantics, Free Will & Determinism, Metaphysics, Movements / Analytic, American / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorMaureen Eckert
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2014-035372
ReviewsIn the last decade, Wallace scholarship has often confined itself to narrow corridors, covering and re-covering excursions that have become increasingly familiar. This collection opens up a new wing of the critical mansion, not only building up our understanding of Wallace's important early engagement with Taylor but also pressing his investigations toward lively new dialogues with John McFarlane, David Lewis, Archilochus, Richard Rorty, and many others., Steven M. Cahn and Maureen Eckhert have here assembled a very fine collection of essays on philosophical themes in the work of the acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, whose philosophical talents are only just being recognized. Philosophers interested in the topic of 'fatalism' should especially take note, as well as those interested in Wallace's work more generally., In the last decade, Wallace scholarship has often confined itself to very narrow corridors, covering and re-covering excursions that have become increasingly familiar. This collection opens up a new wing of the critical mansion, building up not only our understanding of Wallace's important early engagement with Taylor, but also pressing his investigations toward lively new dialogues with John McFarlane, David Lewis, Archilochus, Richard Rorty, and many others., Cahn and Eckhert have here assembled a very fine collection of essays on philosophical themes in the work of the acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, whose philosophical talents are only just being recognized. Philosophers interested in the topic of fatalism should take special note, as well as those interested in Wallace's work more generally., Philosophically rigorous... This collection of essays provides insight into the philosophical career of celebrated author Wallace and serves as a good introduction to the metaphysical problems surrounding determinism, time travel, and free will. Recommended for all libraries.
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal191
Table Of ContentIntroduction, by Steven M. Cahn and Maureen Eckert 1. David Foster Wallace and the Fallacies of "Fatalism," by William Hasker 2. Wallace, Free Choice, and Fatalism, by Gila Sher 3. Fatalism and the Metaphysics of Contingency, by M. Oreste Fiocco 4. Fatalism, Time Travel, and System J, by Maureen Eckert 5. David Foster Wallace as American Hedgehog, by Daniel R. Kelly 6. David Foster Wallace on the Good Life, by Nathan Ballantyne and Justin Tosi List of Contributors Index
SynopsisThe book Fate, Time, and Language: An Essay on Free Will , published in 2010 by Columbia University Press, presented David Foster Wallace's challenge to Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. In this anthology, notable philosophers engage directly with that work and assess Wallace's reply to Taylor as well as other aspects of Wallace's thought. With an introduction by Steven M. Cahn and Maureen Eckert, this collection includes essays by William Hasker (Huntington University), Gila Sher (University of California, San Diego), Marcello Oreste Fiocco (University of California, Irvine), Daniel R. Kelly (Purdue University), Nathan Ballantyne (Fordham University), Justin Tosi (University of Arizona), and Maureen Eckert. These thinkers explore Wallace's philosophical and literary work, illustrating remarkable ways in which his philosophical views influenced and were influenced by themes developed in his other writings, both fictional and nonfictional. Together with Fate, Time, and Language , this critical set unlocks key components of Wallace's work and its traces in modern literature and thought.
LC Classification NumberBJ1461.F77 2015
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