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9780791470909

Republic of Readers: The Literary Turn in Political Thought and Analysis

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791470909

  • ISBN10:

    0791470903

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-01-01
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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Summary

Defends political philosophy and social science against the rival claims of literature and literary criticism.

Author Biography

Simon Stow is Assistant Professor of Government at the College of William and Mary.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Introductionp. 1
Theoretical Foundations
Arguments and Readings: Philosophy in a Postfoundational Worldp. 17
The Literary Turn in Thought and Practice
Martha Nussbaum: Literary Imagination and the Public Lifep. 41
Richard Rorty: Non-Philosopher Kings and the Literary Republicp. 61
Terry Eagleton: Is There a Class in This Text? Literary Criticism and Social Theoryp. 81
Judith Butler: Politics, Literature, and Radical Democracyp. 101
The Future of the Literary Turn?
How to Read a Novel in a Democracy: Literature and Public Ethicsp. 121
Beyond the Dolorous Haze: Literature in Political Thought and Analysisp. 137
Conclusion: The Literary Turn and Contemporary Political Discoursep. 151
Notesp. 157
Indexp. 179
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