Mirrors to one another: emotion and value in Jane Austen and David Hume
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Beteilige Person: Dadlez, E. M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Chichester, U.K. Wiley-Blackwell 2009
Schriftenreihe:New directions in aesthetics 8
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Links:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444310412
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444310412
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444310412
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index
A compelling exploration of the convergence of Jane Austens literary themes and characters with David Humes views on morality and human nature.:.; Argues that the normative perspectives endorsed in Jane Austen's novels are best characterized in terms of a Humean approach, and that the merits of Hume's account of ethical, aesthetic and epistemic virtue are vividly illustrated by Austen's writing.; Illustrates how Hume and Austen complement one another, each providing a lens that allows us to expand and elaborate on the ideas of the other.; Proposes that literature may serve as a thought exper
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 234 pages)
ISBN:9781444310412
1444310410
9781444310405
1444310402
1282117181
9781282117181