Jonathan Swift and Philosophy
Contributions by Michael Hauskeller, Chris A. Kramer, Will Desmond, Steve van Hagen, Janelle Pötzsch, William Goodwin, Kurt Edward Milberger, Dutton B. Kearney, Nicolas Michaud, Jesús Valera-Zapata, Greg Littmann, Pritika Nehra, John Price Edited by Janelle Pötzsch
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Publication date:
07 December 2016Length of book:
272 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksISBN-13: 9781498521543
Jonathan Swift and Philosophy is the first book to analyse and interpret Swift’s writing from a philosophical angle. By placing key texts of Swift in their philosophical and cultural contexts and providing background to their history of ideas, it demonstrates how well informed Swift’s criticism of the politics, philosophy, and science of his age actually was. Moreover, it also sets straight preconceptions about Swift as ignorant about the scientific developments of his time.
This book will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, history of ideas, and 18th century literature and culture.
This book will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, history of ideas, and 18th century literature and culture.
This volume produces a deeper appreciation of Swift while shedding light on philosophers like Locke and Plato. No mere “battle of the books,” it’s reason versus emotion, and cynicism versus satire. Debating it all is no mean task or modest proposal.