The Philosophical I
Personal Reflections on Life in Philosophy
Rowman & Littlefield (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 19. November 2002
328 pages
978-1-4617-1490-3 (ISBN)
Description
Philosophy is shaped by life and life is shaped by philosophy. This is reflected in The Philosophical I, a collection of 16 autobiographical essays by prominent philosophers. Candid and philosophically insightful, these personal narratives critically call into question the belief that philosophy should be kept separate from the personal experience of philosophers. Each contributor traces the fundamental influences-both philosophical and otherwise-that have shaped his or her identity. In this postmodern world, the self is often viewed as irreparably fragmented and fractured, but the reflections in this volume point to a self that is a continuous, though dynamic, storyline. What shines through in each of these essays is that philosophy is a profoundly personal adventure.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
978-1-4617-1490-3 (9781461714903)
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Persons
George Yancy is McAnulty Fellow in the Philosophy Department at Duquesne University. He has published a variety of scholarly articles and reviews. His first two books are African-American Philosophers, 17 Conversations (1998), which was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Book in 1999, and Cornel West: A Critical Reader (2001). He is editing a forthcoming book in which African-American philosophers critically reveal whiteness in terms of its political, normative, socio-cultural, and existential manifestations.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction: Philosophy and the Situated Narrative Self
Chapter 2 Regarding Oneself and Seeing Double: Fragments of Autobiography
Chapter 3 Philosophy as Work and Politics
Chapter 4 Between the Lines of Age
Chapter 5 Incongruities
Chapter 6 From Amateur to Professional: Constructing a Life in Philosophy
Chapter 7 In-Between Love and Wisdom
Chapter 8 Between Facticity and Possibility
Chapter 9 Red Shift: Politically Embodied/Embodied Politics
Chapter 10 Of Philosophy and Guerilla Wars
Chapter 11 Philosophy Recovered as Self-Discovery
Chapter 12 In Retrospect
Chapter 13 At the Intersection of Several Possible Worlds
Chapter 14 The Personal Value and Social Usefulness of Philosophy
Chapter 15 Fantastic Notions
Chapter 16 An Apprentice's Anecdotal Field Notes
Chapter 17 Philosophical Adventures
Chapter 2 Regarding Oneself and Seeing Double: Fragments of Autobiography
Chapter 3 Philosophy as Work and Politics
Chapter 4 Between the Lines of Age
Chapter 5 Incongruities
Chapter 6 From Amateur to Professional: Constructing a Life in Philosophy
Chapter 7 In-Between Love and Wisdom
Chapter 8 Between Facticity and Possibility
Chapter 9 Red Shift: Politically Embodied/Embodied Politics
Chapter 10 Of Philosophy and Guerilla Wars
Chapter 11 Philosophy Recovered as Self-Discovery
Chapter 12 In Retrospect
Chapter 13 At the Intersection of Several Possible Worlds
Chapter 14 The Personal Value and Social Usefulness of Philosophy
Chapter 15 Fantastic Notions
Chapter 16 An Apprentice's Anecdotal Field Notes
Chapter 17 Philosophical Adventures
