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

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

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, Louise...

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Superior document:Schriftenreihe Zur Philosophie Karl R. Poppers und des Kritischen Rationalismus / Series in the Philosophy of Karl R. Popper and Critical Rationalism ; v. 22
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Trzyna, Thomas.
Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : BRILL,, 2017.
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Schriftenreihe zur Philosophie Karl R. Poppers und des Kritischen Rationalismus / Series in the Philosophy of Karl R. Popper and Critical Rationalism 22.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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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.

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