Mark Twain and Philosophy
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Mark Twain and Philosophy

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Mark Twain and Philosophy

About this book

Mark Twain, the "Father of American Literature," and renowned humorist, satirist, and commentator on humanity and American life, is best known for his classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain's body of work, however, is expansive; from Adventures of Tom Sawyer and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court to the travelogue The Innocents Abroad and essays on human nature, religion, science, and literature, no aspect of life is left untouched by Twain. His portrayal of American life, ripe with the contradictions of America's ideals and its actual practices, as well as his characters, at once fantastical and completely human, provide a window onto humanity and social life. As the third book in the Great Authors and Philosophy series, Mark Twain and Philosophy reveals deeper issues raised by Twain's work and speaks to his continued relevance as a social commentator interrogating issues fundamental to our lives. From slavery, freedom, and human rights, to science, parapsychology, and religion, this book exposes how Twain's body of work touches every corner of human experience.

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Information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781442261723
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophical Essays

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Part I: Morality in Huckleberry Finn
  4. Chapter 1: The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn
  5. Chapter 2: Huckleberry Finn and Moral Motivation
  6. Chapter 3: Sympathy, Principles, and Conscience
  7. Chapter 4: Huckleberry Finn’s Struggle between Sympathy and Moral Principle Reconsidered
  8. Chapter 5: Twain’s Last Laugh
  9. Part II: Twain on Religion
  10. Chapter 6: The Gospel According to Mark (Twain)
  11. Chapter 7: Mark Twain and the Problem of Evil
  12. Part III: Moral Issues
  13. Chapter 8: The Noble Art of Lying
  14. Chapter 9: Twain’s Critique of Human Exceptionalism
  15. Part IV: Literary Devices
  16. Chapter 10: Mark Twain’s Serious Humor and That Peculiar Institution
  17. Chapter 11: Socratic Irony in Twain’s Skeptical Religious Jeremiads
  18. Part V: Comparison to Other Philosophers
  19. Chapter 12: The American Diogenes
  20. Chapter 13: An Epicurean Consideration of Superstitions in Mark Twain and in the Good Life
  21. Chapter 14: Moral Value and Moral Psychology in Twain’s “Carnival of Crime”
  22. Chapter 15: Making the Heart Grow Fonder
  23. Notes
  24. About the Editor and Contributors