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Poetic justice : the literary imagination and public life, Martha C. Nussbaum
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- Summary
- Public discourse has become increasingly vitriolic and punitive toward those who don't seem to fit America's "mainstream." Relying excessively on stereotypes and models of human behavior based on economic self-interest, we too often fail--in public policy-making, legislation, and judicial reasoning--to see one another as fully human. In Poetic Justice, one of our most prominent philosophers and public intellectuals explores how literature can contribute to a more just society. As readers of literature, Nussbaum argues, we may glimpse the interior experiences of other people. Above all, reading asks us to imagine the value of their lives. Through such works as Hard Times and Native Son, Nussbaum shows how novels and novel reading develop a fully humanistic, not pseudo-scientific, conception of public reasoning. She brilliantly illustrates how the literary imagination is not opposed to public rationality, but is an essential ingredient of just public discourse and a democratic society. --From dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 143 pages
- Note
- "The Alexander Rosenthal Lectures. Northwestern University Law School."
- Contents
-
- Preface
- 1. The literary imagination
- 2. Fancy
- 3. Rational emotions
- 4. Poets as judges
- Isbn
- 9780807041086
- Label
- Poetic justice : the literary imagination and public life
- Title
- Poetic justice
- Title remainder
- the literary imagination and public life
- Statement of responsibility
- Martha C. Nussbaum
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Public discourse has become increasingly vitriolic and punitive toward those who don't seem to fit America's "mainstream." Relying excessively on stereotypes and models of human behavior based on economic self-interest, we too often fail--in public policy-making, legislation, and judicial reasoning--to see one another as fully human. In Poetic Justice, one of our most prominent philosophers and public intellectuals explores how literature can contribute to a more just society. As readers of literature, Nussbaum argues, we may glimpse the interior experiences of other people. Above all, reading asks us to imagine the value of their lives. Through such works as Hard Times and Native Son, Nussbaum shows how novels and novel reading develop a fully humanistic, not pseudo-scientific, conception of public reasoning. She brilliantly illustrates how the literary imagination is not opposed to public rationality, but is an essential ingredient of just public discourse and a democratic society. --From dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nussbaum, Martha C.
- Dewey number
- 809/.93358
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN51
- LC item number
- .N78 1995
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Politics and literature
- Literature and society
- Letterkunde
- Politieke aspecten
- Sociale rechtvaardigheid
- Rechtstheorie
- Literatura (política;sociedade;vida cotidiana)
- Imagination
- Literatur
- Ethik
- Label
- Poetic justice : the literary imagination and public life, Martha C. Nussbaum
- Note
- "The Alexander Rosenthal Lectures. Northwestern University Law School."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- 1. The literary imagination -- 2. Fancy -- 3. Rational emotions -- 4. Poets as judges
- Control code
- 32510284
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xix, 143 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807041086
- Lccn
- 95018076
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)32510284
- (WaOLN)1711638
- Label
- Poetic justice : the literary imagination and public life, Martha C. Nussbaum
- Note
- "The Alexander Rosenthal Lectures. Northwestern University Law School."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- 1. The literary imagination -- 2. Fancy -- 3. Rational emotions -- 4. Poets as judges
- Control code
- 32510284
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xix, 143 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807041086
- Lccn
- 95018076
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)32510284
- (WaOLN)1711638
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