About this title: One of our most prominent philosophers and public intellectuals explores how literature can contribute to a more just society. "Timely and urgent . . . a tract for the times in the guise of a defense of the literary imagination".Morris Dickstein, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW. Index.
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Description: Very Good. 0807041084 Beacon Press hardcove rw/dustjacket, 1995, 1st edition, clean/tight, No marks/tears, one corner bumped else...Fine/Fine...New mylar cover, bubble-wrapped and mailed in a Box w/delivery confirmation. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Beacon Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780807041086ISBN:0807041084
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BEACON
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780807041093ISBN:0807041092
Description: New. One of our most prominent philosophers and public intellectuals explores how literature can contribute to a more just society. "Timely and urgent...a tract for the times in the guise of a defense of the literary imagination". Morris Dickstein, THE... read more
"I enjoyed this book a great deal. Usually, I find Nussbaum very hard to follow. This book forms a nice corollary to Damasio's work, in that she explores the relationship between emotions and reasoning. At times this book seems to be almost apologetic about what it is proposing. It goes out of its way to not critique the economic utilitarian view. It touches on a more radical vision when suggesting that emotions, if freed of self-serving tendencies, can serve to set in order 'mathematical reasoning'. This book also brings to mind Northrop Frye's writings on the literary imagination and its function. By helping to define things in the imagination, the world changes. In this regard, literature can be a revolutionary force in the world. (see notes under Ideas)"
"This philosophical treat is a doosey for those not versed in its insular vernacular. It is a defense of literature against the pragmatic, and ultimately economically situated forces that shape our society.
This is no light reading, but it certainly is worthwhile."
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