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The Philosophical I
Personal Reflections on Life in Philosophy
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2002
Summary
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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Copyright year
2002
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-1342-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-4617-1490-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
298
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction: Philosophy and the Situated Narrative Self No access
1: Regarding Oneself and Seeing Double: Fragments of Autobiography No access Pages 1 - 22
2: Philosophy As Work and Politics No access Pages 23 - 42
3: Between the Lines of Age No access Pages 43 - 68
4: Incongruities No access Pages 69 - 90
5: From Amateur to Professional: Constructing a Life in Philosophy No access Pages 91 - 110
6: In-Between Love and Wisdom No access Pages 111 - 128
7: Between Facticity and Possibility No access Pages 129 - 154
8: Red Shift: Politically Embodied/Embodied Politics No access Pages 155 - 176
9: Of Philosophy and Guerilla Wars No access Pages 177 - 186
10: Philosophy Recovered As Self-Discovery No access Pages 187 - 206
11: In Retrospect No access Pages 207 - 218
12: At the Intersection of Several Possible Worlds No access Pages 219 - 236
13: The Personal Value and Social Usefulness of Philosophy No access Pages 237 - 248
14: Fantastic Notions No access Pages 249 - 268
15: An Apprentice’s Anecdotal Field Notes No access Pages 269 - 278
16: Philosophical Adventures No access Pages 279 - 290
