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American Philosophy in Translation

By (author) Naoko Saito
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield International, London, United Kingdom
Published: 10th Oct 2019
Dimensions: w 152mm h 229mm d 14mm
Weight: 438g
ISBN-10: 1786610868
ISBN-13: 9781786610867
Barcode No: 9781786610867
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Synopsis
In response to the contemporary crisis of democracy as a way of life, in particular, the anxieties of inclusion, this important new book explores the contemporary significance of American philosophy (the pragmatism and American transcendentalism of Emerson and Thoreau) and tries to present new ways of cultivating political emotions and political citizens. To take up this philosophical-political-educational task, the book introduces Cavell's idea of philosophy as translation - a broader sense of translation as being internal to the nature of language, and hence to the condition of human being as linguistic being and, hence, as political being. Translation is a lens through which to enhance the possibilities and to elucidate the shifting identities of American philosophy. Through this, a hidden tension within American philosophy, between pragmatism and transcendentalism, is exposed. Ultimately, the book presents a vision of an alternative political education for human transformation and perfectionist cosmopolitan education.

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