Karl Popper and literary theory : critical rationalism as a philosophy of literature /

Karl Popper and literary theory : critical rationalism as a philosophy of literature /

Karl Popper's philosophy of science, with its focus on falsifiability and critical rationalism, provides a firm foundation for a theory of literary interpretation that avoids the pitfalls of many contemporary theories. Building on the work of Popper, John Eccles, Imre Lakatos, Ernst Gombrich, L...

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Main Author: Trzyna, Thomas.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden : BRILL, 2017.

Series: Schriftenreihe zur Philosophie Karl R. Poppers und des Kritischen Rationalismus / Series in the Philosophy of Karl R. Popper and Critical Rationalism 22.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303942.

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Popper, Karl R. > (Karl Raimund), > 1902-1994 > Criticism and interpretation.
Literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Electronic books.

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Call Number: B1649.P64 T79 2017

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • A Theoretical Framework
  • Applying a Popperian Framework
  • Deconstruction, Pragmatic Pluralism, and Comprehensively Critical Rationalism: The Critical Theory of James Battersby
  • Reading Jean Toomer
  • Henry Fielding and the Problem of Forgiveness
  • Le Clézio, Levinas, Popper and the Problem of Parmenides
  • J.M. Coetzee and The Childhood of Jesus
  • "Like a Sea of Wax:" The Problem of Timon of Athens
  • The Eumenides: We Suffer into Truth
  • The Limits of the Theory: The Gospel of Mark and the Ineffable
  • Patrick Modiano and the Bucket: A Note
  • Conclusion: How does Literature Work?
  • Bibliography
  • Index.