Ironic Life

by Richard J Bernstein and Richard J. Bernstein

Book Overview

"Just as philosophy begins with doubt, so also a life that may be called human begins with irony" so wrote Kierkegaard. While we commonly think of irony as a figure of speech where someone says one thing and means the opposite, the concept of irony has long played a more fundamental role in the tradition of philosophy, a role that goes back to Socrates the originator and exemplar of the urbane ironic life. But what precisely is Socratic irony and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509505733
• ISBN13: 9781509505739
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"