Redeeming Words and the Promise of Happiness
Download or Read eBook Redeeming Words and the Promise of Happiness PDF written by David Michael Kleinberg-Levin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David Michael Kleinberg-Levin |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780739177518 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0739177516 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Redeeming Words and the Promise of Happiness by : David Michael Kleinberg-Levin
Book excerpt: This book offers a philosophical reflection on the nature of language by reading some exemplary works of literature. Drawing on the thought of philosophers--especially Plato, Kant, Hegel, Emerson, Benjamin, Adorno, Heidegger and Wittgenstein, the author argues that language is the bearer of a utopian or messianic promise of happiness, and that by redeeming the revelatory power of words, the two writers in this study are contributing to the redemption of the promise of happiness in a world of reconciled antagonisms and contradictions.
