Emerson as Philosopher: Postmodernism and Beyond

by Richard Gilmore

Book Overview

This book considers the role of postmodernism (skepticism towards metanarratives and anti-essentialism) in Ralph Waldo Emerson's philosophy by putting it in conversation with key 20th and 21st century thinkers such as Beauvoir, Coates, Derrida, Paz, Rorty, and Zizek. Postmodern Emerson shows how Emersonian skepticism to metanarratives such as sexism, racism, Beauvoiran "serious values," and others, can help us face some of society's gravest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031325451
• ISBN13: 9783031325458
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"