Fiction, Philosophy and the Ideal of Conversation

by Erin Elizabeth Greer

The ideal of 'conversation' recurs in modern thought as a symbol and practice central to ethics, democratic politics, and thinking itself. Interweaving readings of fiction and philosophy in a 'conversational' style inspired by Stanley Cavell, Fiction, Philosophy, and the Ideal of Conversation clarifies this lofty yet vague ideal, while developing a revitalizing model for interdisciplinary literary studies. It argues that conversation is key to exemplary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399520210
• ISBN13: 9781399520218
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"