Hutter, Axel
Narrative Ontology
- ISBN 13:
- 9781509543922
- author:
- Hutter, Axel
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 314
- Dimensions:
- 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Professional & Vocational, Nonfiction, Philosophy,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Narrative Ontology by Axel Hutter explores three fundamental ideas in philosophy: freedom, God, and immortality. These concepts have become disconnected from our thought, with freedom used loosely and the other two ideas barely considered. Hutter seeks to revive philosophical reflection by examining these ideas through the lens of human self-knowledge. Through a close reading of Thomas Mann's novel Joseph and His Brothers, Hutter reveals an intimate connection between narrative form and philosophical self-knowledge. This connection allows for a more nuanced understanding of freedom, God, and immortality, freeing philosophical concepts from abstractness. The result is a distinctive and original work that defends humanism. This book brings together philosophy and literature in a creative way, making it of great interest to scholars and students in the humanities.
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