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Sky Marsen proposes a new way of reading philosophy, through the lens of narrative semiotics she highlights the similarities between creative and philosophical writing and shows how theoretical texts, such as philosophy, rely to a large extent on strategies of communication present also in fictional narratives.
Synopsis
That knowledge about the world and self is imparted through narrative is widely accepted; the techniques used to construct this knowledge have received less attention. This book uses a semiotic methodology to analyze works by Merleau-Ponty, Kierkegaard and Austin, and explore how conceptualizations of reality are formed through narrative strategy.
Synopsis
List of Figures Preface Language, Knowledge and Reality The Narrative Framework Textual Dimensions and Narrator Roles The Meaning in Existence: Freedom through Action in Merleau-Ponty's World Presupposed Worlds The Return of the Hero: Embodied Identity in Kierkegaard's World The Winner's Game: Out and About in Austin's World Bibliography Index
About the Author
SKY MARSEN is Lecturer in Language Studies and Acting Director of the Writing Program in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Table of Contents
Language and Knowledge * The Narrative Framework * Narrative in Discourse * Narration, Observation and Knowledge * Existence, Perception and the Narrative Imagination * Fiction, Possible Worlds and Reality * Presupposed Worlds * Who If Not He? Or, the Return of the Hero * Conclusion