
The Message in the Bottle
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Before winning the National Book Award for fiction in 1962, Walker Percy was an established scholar of science, philosophy, and language. Presented here are his strongest essays in those subjects, offering what he called a "theory of man for a new age."
Ambitious yet readable, The Message in the Bottle encapsulates the philosophical foundations of his groundbreaking novels, perfect for Percy fans and new readers alike. From discussions on the dislocation of man in the twentieth century to theories on why humans talk while other animals do not, thisis an enlightening collection from one of the South's most celebrated writers.
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- Intro
- COVER PAGE
- TITLE PAGE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- AUTHOR'S NOTE
- 1 THE DELTA FACTOR
- 2 THE LOSS OF THE CREATURE
- 3 METAPHOR AS MISTAKE
- 4 THE MAN ON THE TRAIN
- 5 NOTES FOR A NOVEL ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD
- 6 THE MESSAGE IN THE BOTTLE
- 7 THE MYSTERY OF LANGUAGE
- 8 TOWARD A TRIADIC THEORY OF MEANING
- 9 THE SYMBOLIC STRUCTURE OF INTERPERSONAL PROCESS
- 10 CULTURE THE ANTINOMY OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
- 11 SEMIOTIC AND A THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
- 12 SYMBOL, CONSCIOUSNESS, AND INTERSUBJECTIVITY
- 13 SYMBOL AS HERMENEUTIC IN EXISTENTIALISM
- 14 SYMBOL AS NEED
- 15 A THEORY OF LANGUAGE
- BIOGRAPHY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
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