Saramago S Philosophical Heritage

Author : Carlo Salzani,Kristof K. P. Vanhoutte
Publisher : Springer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319919232

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Saramago’s Philosophical Heritage by Carlo Salzani,Kristof K. P. Vanhoutte Pdf

The past decades have seen a growing “philosophical” interest in a number of authors, but strangely enough Saramago’s oeuvre has been left somewhat aside. This volume aims at filling this gap by providing a diverse range of philosophical perspectives and expositions on Saramago’s work. The chapters explore some possible issues arising from his works: from his use of Plato’s allegory of the cave to his re-readings of Biblical stories; from his critique and “reinvention” of philosophy of history to his allegorical exploration of alternative histories; from his humorous approach to our being-towards-death to the revolutionary political charge of his fiction. The essays here confront Saramago’s fiction with concepts, theories, and suggestions belonging to various philosophical traditions and philosophers including Plato, Pascal, Kierkegaard, Freud, Benjamin, Heidegger, Lacan, Foucault, Patočka, Derrida, Agamben, and Žižek.

Author : Burghard Baltrusch ,Carlo Salzani,Kristof K. P. Vanhoutte
Publisher : Frank & Timme GmbH
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783732909582

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A Responsibility to the World: Saramago, Politics, Philosophy by Burghard Baltrusch ,Carlo Salzani,Kristof K. P. Vanhoutte Pdf

In a 1987 interview, José Saramago eloquently expressed what could be considered his political-philosophical manifesto: “Human beings should not content themselves with the role of mere observers. They bear a responsibility to the world; they must actively engage and intervene.” In 1998 the celebrated writer was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Literature. So Saramago did not only as a human being and a citizen, but also as an artist refuse to be a passive observer. Despite his profound and always critical pessimism, he tirelessly propelled both his public and artistic persona toward impactful actions and interventions, showcasing an unwavering dedication to reshaping the world. This volume seeks to delve into this facet of his legacy, exploring it from diverse political and philosophical perspectives.

Author : Erica Burman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781040003039

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Child as Method by Erica Burman Pdf

In this vital volume, Erica Burman presents a synthesis of her work developed over the past decade. Building from her path-breaking critiques of developmental psychology to the strategy of plural developments, her more recent work elaborates a new approach, generated from postcolonial, feminist intersectionality and migration studies: Child as method. This text amplifies the Child as method’s success as a distinct way of exploring the alignments of current ‘new materialist’ or posthumanist approaches with supposedly ‘older’ materialist analyses, including Marxist theory, feminist theory, anticolonial approaches and psychoanalytic perspectives. It assumes that childhood is a material practice, both undertaken by children themselves and by those who live and work with them, as well as by those who define politics, policies and popular culture about children. Key chapters interrogate historical legacies arising from the Eurocentric origins of what are now globalised models of modern childhood and evaluate the problems posed by the structure of emotion and affectivity that surrounds children and childhood – by tracing its evolution and indicating some of its unhelpful current effects in recentring white/Majority world subjectivities Child as Method provides key contributions to a range of disciplines and debates including developmental psychology, critical childhood studies, education studies, legal studies, health and social care and literature.

Author : Maurice A. Pomerantz,Aram Shahin
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004307469

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The Heritage of Arabo-Islamic Learning by Maurice A. Pomerantz,Aram Shahin Pdf

In The Heritage of Arabo-Islamic Learning leading scholars around the world, present twenty-five studies explore diverse areas of Arabo-Islamic tradition in honor of a leading scholar and teacher, Dr. Wadad A. Kadi (Prof. Emerita, University of Chicago).

Author : Editors of Chase's
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 753 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781636710693

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Chase's Calendar of Events 2023 by Editors of Chase's Pdf

Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! The world’s date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical milestones to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals—a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2023, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2023 is packed with special events and observances, including National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth Scores of new special days, weeks and months Famous birthdays of new world leaders, lauded authors and breakout celebrities Info on milestone anniversaries, such as the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, the 125th anniversary of the Curies' discovery of radium, the 100th birth anniversary of Hank Williams, the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, the 50th anniversary of Skylab Information on such special sporting events as the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany And much more! All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."

Author : Kristof K. P. Vanhoutte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 2494635004

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There Is No Such Thing as 'Continental' Philosophy by Kristof K. P. Vanhoutte Pdf

'Continental' philosophy is one of the most divisive binomials in philosophy. It is either harshly abused or acclaimed in adulatory fashion. It guides, makes, and breaks university faculties and careers. But what if 'Continental' philosophy actually does not exist? What if it is merely an empty concept, a plastic word? What if there is no such thing as 'Continental' philosophy? In this provocative essay, Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte thinks this thesis through to its bitter end.

Author : Thomas Flynn
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191579301

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Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction by Thomas Flynn Pdf

Existentialism was one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century. Focusing on its seven leading figures, Sartre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty and Camus, this Very Short Introduction provides a clear account of the key themes of the movement which emphasized individuality, free will, and personal responsibility in the modern world. Drawing in the movement's varied relationships with the arts, humanism, and politics, this book clarifies the philosophy and original meaning of 'existentialism' - which has tended to be obscured by misappropriation. Placing it in its historical context, Thomas Flynn also highlights how existentialism is still relevant to us today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : José Saramago
Publisher : HMH
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547545318

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The Stone Raft by José Saramago Pdf

A “marvelously amusing” political fable in which part of the European continent breaks off and drifts away on its own (Publishers Weekly, starred review). A Nobel Prize winner who has been called “the García Márquez of Portugal” (New Statesman) chronicles world events on a human scale in this exhilarating allegorical novel. One day, quite inexplicably, the Iberian Peninsula simply breaks free from the European continent and begins to drift as if it were a sort of stone raft. Panic ensues as residents and tourists attempt to escape, while crowds gather on cliffs to watch the newly formed island sail off into the sea. Meanwhile, five people on the island are drawn together—first by a string of surreal events and then by love. Taking to the road to explore the limits of their now finite land, they find themselves adrift in a world made new by this radical shift in perspective. As bureaucrats ponder what to do about their unusual predicament, the intertwined lives of these five strangers are clarified and forever changed by a physical, spiritual, and sexual voyage to an unknown destination. At once an epic adventure and a profound fable about the state of the European project, The Stone Raft is a “hauntingly lyrical narrative with political, social, and moral underpinnings” (Booklist) that “may be Saramago’s finest work” (Los Angeles Times). Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero

Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0446527173

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Genius by Harold Bloom Pdf

In a celebration of the greatest creative writers of all time, the literary critic explores the mysteries of genius as expressed in one hundred of the most creative minds in history, including Milton, Dante, and Whitman.

Author : Greg Baxter
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780141962580

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A Preparation for Death by Greg Baxter Pdf

In his early thirties, Greg Baxter found himself in a strange place. He hated his job, he was drinking excessively, he was sabotaging his most important relationships, and he was no longer doing the thing he cared about most: writing. Strangest of all, at this time he started teaching evening classes in creative writing - and his life changed utterly. A Preparation for Death is a document of the chaos and discovery of that time and of the experiences that led Greg Baxter to that strange place - an extraordinarily intimate account of literary failure (and its consequences), personal decay, and redemption through reading, writing, and truth-telling. 'Brilliant and wonderfully original ... Yes, this is a book about drinking and shagging. But rarely have these things been written about so well' William Leith, Literary Review 'Baxter is a serious, thoughtful writer, bend on emotional truth and artistry. He has written an unusual, provocative book' Suzi Feay, Financial Times 'Brave, honest and propulsive' Metro 'The triumph is the steely courage it takes to put a life down with such uncompromising clarity' Hugo Hamilton, Irish Times 'This is an occasionally infuriating and completely wonderful book. I read it in one sitting, unsettled and delighted by its ferocity' Anne Enright

Author : Thomas Jefferson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Education
ISBN : 0807716685

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Crusade Against Ignorance by Thomas Jefferson Pdf

Author : Halldor Laxness
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780679767923

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Independent People by Halldor Laxness Pdf

From the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author, a magnificent, epic novel—"funny, clever, sardonic and brilliant" (Annie Proulx)—at last available to contemporary American readers. Set in the early twentieth century, Independent People recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. If Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty determination to achieve independence is genuinely heroic and, at the same time, terrifying and bleakly comic. Having spent eighteen years in humiliating servitude, Bjartur wants nothing more than to raise his flocks unbeholden to any man. But Bjartur's spirited daughter wants to live unbeholden to him. What ensues is a battle of wills that is by turns harsh and touching, elemental in its emotional intensity and intimate in its homely detail. Vast in scope and deeply rewarding, Independent People is a masterpiece.

Author : Jerold S. Auerbach
Publisher : Quid Pro Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610272155

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Jewish State, Pariah Nation by Jerold S. Auerbach Pdf

Jewish statehood was restored in 1948 amid a struggle over legitimacy that has persisted in Israel ever since: Who rules? Who decides? Antagonism between the political left and right erupted into bloody violence over the Altalena. Secular-religious discord even made defining who is a Jew in a Jewish state contentious. After the Six-Day War, the return of religious Zionist settlers to biblical Judea and Samaria reframed the struggle over legitimacy. Who decides where in the Land of Israel Jews may live: settlers and rabbis or the government? Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982 provoked the first significant eruption of military disobedience, undermining the authority of the Israel Defense Forces with competing claims of personal conscience. Ever since the United Nations declared Zionism to be “a form of racism,” Israel has confronted an escalating international assault on its legitimacy. In political, academic, media, and cultural circles it has been demonized as an “apartheid,” even “Nazi,” state that much of the world despises. These conflicts are explored in this illuminating study of the dilemmas of legitimacy in the world’s only Jewish state and most reviled pariah nation. A new addition to the Contemporary Society Series from Quid Pro Books.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1354 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015064554564

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Arts & Humanities Citation Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Treuer
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307386625

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The Translation of Dr. Apelles by David Treuer Pdf

Dr. Apelles, a translator of ancient texts, has made an unsettling discovery: a manuscript that has languished for years, written in a language that only he speaks. Moving back and forth between the scholar and his text, from a lone man in a labyrinthine archive to a pair of beautiful young Indian lovers in an unspoiled and snowy woodland, David Treuer weaves together two love stories. Enthralling and suspenseful, The Translation of Dr. Apelles dares to redefine the Native American novel.