Rapture
1st Edition
Published on 24. April 2024
176 pages
978-0-231-56168-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this inviting book, philosopher Christopher Hamilton reflects on the nature of rapture and its crucial yet unacknowledged place in our lives.
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Christopher Hamilton is professor of philosophy at King's College London. His most recent book is Philosophy and Autobiography: Reflections on Truth, Self-Knowledge, and Knowledge of Others (2021).
Content
Introduction: Fragments of a Philosophy of Rapture
1. Nietzsche: Illness and Italy
2. Werner Herzog: Human and Animal
3. Pierre Bonnard: Desire and Skepticism
4. Reverie: Gardening and the Material World
5. The Kiss: Creation and Love
6. Nothingness: The Disappearance of a Man and a Woman
7. Philippe Petit: A Life Lived in the Spirit of Rapture
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
1. Nietzsche: Illness and Italy
2. Werner Herzog: Human and Animal
3. Pierre Bonnard: Desire and Skepticism
4. Reverie: Gardening and the Material World
5. The Kiss: Creation and Love
6. Nothingness: The Disappearance of a Man and a Woman
7. Philippe Petit: A Life Lived in the Spirit of Rapture
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
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