Carnal Hermeneutics Contributor(s): Kearney, Richard (Editor), Treanor, Brian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0823265897 ISBN-13: 9780823265893 Publisher: Fordham University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2015 Click for more in this series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
Dewey: 128.6 |
LCCN: 2014040676 |
Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.9" L (1.25 lbs) 408 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
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Publisher Description: Building on a hermeneutic tradition in which accounts of carnal embodiment are overlooked, misunderstood, or underdeveloped, this work initiates a new field of study and concern. Carnal Hermeneutics provides a philosophical approach to the body as interpretation. Transcending the traditional dualism of rational understanding and embodied sensibility, the volume argues that our most carnal sensations are already interpretations. Because interpretation truly goes all the way down, carnal hermeneutics rejects the opposition of language to sensibility, word to flesh, text to body. In this volume, an impressive array of today's preeminent philosophers seek to interpret the surplus of meaning that arises from our carnal embodiment, its role in our experience and understanding, and its engagement with the wider world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kearney, Richard: - Richard Kearney is the Charles Seelig Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. |
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