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1st Edition

Jorge Luis Borges, Post-Analytic Philosophy, and Representation

By Silvia G. Dapía Copyright 2016
230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge
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Making an important contribution to studies in Literature and Philosophy, this book reads Jorge Luis Borges philosophically, particularly in reference to his use of representation and reality. Rather than attempting to subordinate Borges to a set of philosophical constructs, to reduce Borges’ texts to mere exemplifications or illustrations of philosophical theories, the book uses Borges’s short... Read more

Introduction  1. Borges and Richard Rorty  2. Borges and Hilary Putnam  3. Borges, Nelson Goodman, and Arthur C. Danto  4. Encountering the Other: Borges, Donald Davidson and the Radical Interpreter  5. Self and Subjectivity  6. Conclusion

Biography

Silvia Dapía is Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, US.

"It is an ambitious study, for sure; truly bold research. But also very skillful. It must be noted that any serious study about Borges must embrace challenge. And it is clear that Dapía does so with dexterity and command."

- Marina Martín, College of St. Benedict, St. John’s University

"Jorge Luis Borges, Post-Analytic Philosophy and Representation is a veritable tour de force: the kind of book that makes you think and rethink many things; a perfect book for anyone who appreciates the connections between philosophy and literature. And lastly, it is a book that mas-terfully performs the task of sounding the depths of Borges’ complex philosophical engagements."

- Rolando Pérez, Hunter College–CUNY, Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies

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