American Philosophy in Translation
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American Philosophy in Translation

  1. 181 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

American Philosophy in Translation

About this book

In response to the contemporary crisis of democracy as a way of life, in particular, the anxieties of inclusion, this important new book explores the contemporary significance of American philosophy (the pragmatism and American transcendentalism of Emerson and Thoreau) and tries to present new ways of cultivating political emotions and political citizens. To take up this philosophical-political-educational task, the book introduces Cavell's idea of philosophy as translation– a broader sense of translation as being internal to the nature of language, and hence to the condition of human being as linguistic being and, hence, as political being. Translation is a lens through which to enhance the possibilities and to elucidate the shifting identities of American philosophy. Through this, a hidden tension within American philosophy, between pragmatism and transcendentalism, is exposed. Ultimately, the book presents a vision of an alternative political education for human transformation and perfectionist cosmopolitan education.

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Information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Year
2019
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9798881872908
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Political Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Chapter One: Anxieties of Democracy and Education
  5. Chapter Two: The New Dawn of American Philosophy
  6. Chapter Three: Pragmatism and the Tragic Sense of Life
  7. Chapter Four: American Philosophy in Translation
  8. Chapter Five: Stanley Cavell and Philosophy as Translation
  9. Chapter Six: Skepticism, the Untranslatable, and Transcending the Tragic
  10. Chapter Seven: Changing Politics, Challenging Inclusion
  11. Chapter Eight: Transcendence, Translation, and Political Education for Human Transformation
  12. References
  13. Index of Names
  14. Index of Subjects
  15. About the Author

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