On Stories
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Thinking in Action
ISBN-10
0415247985
ISBN-13
9780415247986
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 18th, 2001
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
236 grams
Dimensions
19.50 x 13.10 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Analytical philosophy & Logical PositivismPsychological theory & schools of thought
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Richard Kearney shows how stories are deep at work in all forms of writing. He examines the power of the story and its ability to affect both individual and national identity.
Stories offer us some of the richest and most enduring insights into the human condition and have preoccupied philosophy since Aristotle. On Stories presents in clear and compelling style just why narrative has this power over us and argues that the unnarrated life is not worth living. Drawing on the work of James Joyce, Sigmund Freud''s patient ''Dora'' and the case of Oscar Schindler, Richard Kearney skilfully illuminates how stories not only entertain us but can determine our lives and personal identities. He also considers nations as stories, including the story of Romulus and Remus in the founding of Rome. Throughout, On Stories stresses that, far from heralding the demise of narrative, the digital era merely opens up new stories.
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