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Record Nr.

UNINA9910552738503321

Autore

Mitias Michael H.

Titolo

The Philosophical Novel as a Literary Genre / / by Michael H. Mitias

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

9783030973858

9783030973841

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 pages)

Disciplina

808.0661

111.85

Soggetti

Aesthetics

Literature - Philosophy

Literature - Aesthetics

Philosophy of Literature

Literary Theory

Literary Aesthetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Basis of Genre in the Literary Novel -- 3. The Philosophical Novel as a Literary Genre -- 4. How the Philosophical Novel Communicates Knowledge -- 5. Analysis of Two Metaphors -- 6. The Question of Truth in the Philosophical Novel.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the conceptual, existential, and logical conditions under which the philosophical novel can be treated as a literary genre on a par with generally recognized literary genres, such as mystery, romantic, adventure, religious, or historical novel. Michael H. Mitias argues that the philosophical novel meets these conditions. He advances a detailed analysis of the concept of literary genre, and discusses the reasons which justify the claim that philosophical novel is a distinct literary genre. This is based on the assumption that philosophical ideas can be communicated metaphorically. An analysis of this assumption necessarily leads to a detailed discussion of the concept of metaphor and the extent to which it can be the vehicle of communicating philosophical truth. Michael H . Mitias is a retired



Professor of Philosophy at Millsaps College, USA. He has published numerous articles and books in the area of aesthetics, philosophy of religions, political philosophy, and ethics, including Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue (Palgrave, 2020). .