Roman Ingarden's philosophy of literature : : phenomenological account / / by Wojciech Chojna.

• Superior document: Value Inquiry Book Series, Volume 313
• VerfasserIn: Chojna, Wojciech,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Rodopi,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Value inquiry book series ; Volume 313.; Value inquiry book series. Philosophy, literature, and politics.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (181 pages).

In Roman Ingarden’s Philosophy of Literature Wojciech Chojna discusses Ingarden’s theory of literary works and develops a phenomenological account of identity which accommodates differences in interpretations and value judgments without succumbing to relativism. The latter is overcome not through falling back on essentialism but from within relativism. Literature offers us diverse experiences changing our perceptions of ourselves and the worlds we live inches Absolutism proclaiming unmitigated access to the meaning of literary texts is intolerant of differences and leads to violence in life. Conversely, relativism, in the illusory spirit of radical tolerance, turns meanings and values into historically contingent, incompatible interpretations, where communication and reconciliation is impossible, thus justifying ideological conflicts and violence.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Introduction to the Concept of Identity -- Nature and Identity of a Literary Work in American Aesthetics -- Phenomenological Concept of Identity -- Literary Work as a Schematic Structure -- Aesthetic Experience and Life of a Literary Work of Art -- Values of Literary Work of Art -- The Identity of a Literary Work of Art -- Epilogue.