The Philosophy of Tragedy
From Plato to Žižek
- Author: Julian Young, Wake Forest University, North Carolina
- Date Published: June 2013
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107621961
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This book is a full survey of the philosophy of tragedy from antiquity to the present. From Aristotle to Žižek the focal question has been: why, in spite of its distressing content, do we value tragic drama? What is the nature of the 'tragic effect'? Some philosophers point to a certain kind of pleasure that results from tragedy. Others, while not excluding pleasure, emphasize the knowledge we gain from tragedy - of psychology, ethics, freedom or immortality. Through a critical engagement with these and other philosophers, the book concludes by suggesting an answer to the question of what it is that constitutes tragedy 'in its highest vocation'. This book will be of equal interest to students of philosophy and of literature.
Read more- Uniquely comprehensive. An A (Aristotle) to Z (Žižek) of the philosophy of tragedy, where the focal question has been: why, in spite of its distressing content, do we value tragic drama?
- Written in an accessible non-technical style
- Will be of interest to students of both philosophy and literature
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'… a model of clear philosophical prose … keen philosophical insights … Some people read books to gain understanding; I suspect Young wrote this book to gain understanding. For philosophers or anyone else interested in tragedy, we should all be glad that he did.' The British Journal of Aesthetics
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- Date Published: June 2013
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107621961
- length: 294 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.44kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Plato
2. Aristotle
3. After Aristotle
4. Hume
5. Schelling
6. Hölderlin
7. Hegel
8. Kierkegaard
9. Schopenhauer
10. Nietzsche
11. Benjamin and Schmitt
12. Heidegger
13. Camus
14. Arthur Miller
15. Žižek
16. Conclusions.
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