Seven Modes of Uncertainty
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Books & Reading, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
| Author: | C. Namwali Serpell | ISBN: | 9780674419681 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | C. Namwali Serpell |
| ISBN: | 9780674419681 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | April 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Literature is uncertain. Literature is good for us. These two ideas are often taken for granted. But what is the relationship between literature's capacity to perplex and its ethical value? Seven Modes of Uncertainty contends that literary uncertainty is crucial to ethics because it pushes us beyond the limits of our experience.
Literature is uncertain. Literature is good for us. These two ideas are often taken for granted. But what is the relationship between literature's capacity to perplex and its ethical value? Seven Modes of Uncertainty contends that literary uncertainty is crucial to ethics because it pushes us beyond the limits of our experience.
