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John T. Lysaker, "Philosophy, Writing, and the Character of Thought" (U Chicago Press, 2018)
John T. Lysaker, "Philosophy, Writing, and the Character of Thought" (U Chicago Press, 2018)
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73 minutes
Released:
Aug 20, 2019
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What is the relationship between the form of writing and what can be thought? How is a writer’s thinking shaped by form? How is a reader’s? Does this matter for philosophy? In Philosophy, Writing, and the Character of Thought (University of Chicago Press, 2018), John T. Lysaker explores the importance of the praxis of writing for philosophy. Essaying a variety of forms, the book invites the reader to investigate the volume in their hands as a performance. It engages with, among others, the work of Plato, Emerson, Wittgenstein, Benjamin, and Cavell, not only to show how form matters for thought, but also how thought is always made possible by what has come before. The book argues for philosophy to reconsider academic articles as the dominant mode of writing in the profession and offers an example of the creative ways in which philosophy can unfold.
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Released:
Aug 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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