Philosophy, Revision, Critique: Rereading Practices in Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Emerson

David Wittenberg

Published by Stanford University Press 2001

Philosophy, Revision, Critique

Rereading Practices in Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Emerson

David Wittenberg

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804764155

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About this book

This book contends that acts of revision are central and indispensable to the project of philosophizing and that philosophy should be construed essentially as a practice of rereading and rewriting.

Author / Editor information

David Wittenberg is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and English at the University of Iowa.

Reviews

Comparative Literature:
"Scholars with an interest in theories of literary revision have much to learn from this fine book."

MLN:
"David Wittenberg's Philosophy, Revision, Critique is a pertinent and well-argued contribution to the debate on the nature of philosophy, and its relationship to the kindrid disciplines of rhetoric, history, and literary criticism."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Art of Reading Properly, Part I: The Discordance of Art and Truth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
2. The Art of Reading Properly, Part 2: Nietzsche's Philosophy Proper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
3. Paralipsis, Part I: A Rhetoric of Rereading Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
4. Paralipsis, Part 2: Revision as History of Being Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Interlude: The Reception of Revision Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
5. Revision as Canon Formation: Misreading in Harold Bloom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
6. Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Rereading in Emerson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
7. Thought for Food (Eating Eternal Return) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Epilogue: A Suggestion About Canon Formation in Philosophy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261

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Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 288
Keywords: Literary Studies -- General Criticism and Theory; Philosophy; Literary Studies -- American

eBook

Published: March 1, 2002
ISBN: 9780804764155