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ISBN
9781509505760
Genre
Algemeen
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07-09-2016
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Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Polity Press
Auteur(s)
Richard J. Bernstein
Ironic Life
Richard J. Bernstein
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€16,99
"Just
as
philosophy
begins
with
doubt,
so
also
a
life
that
may
be
called
human
begins
with
irony"
so
wrote
Kierkegaard.
While
we
commonly
think
of
irony
as
a
figure
of
speech
where
someone
says
one
thing
and
means
the
opposite,
the
concept
of
irony
has
long
played
a
more
fundamental
role
in
the
tradition
of
philosophy,
a
role
that
goes
back
to
Socrates
Ð
the
originator
and
exemplar
of
the
urbane
ironic
life.
But
what
precisely
is
Socratic
irony
and
what
relevance,
if
any,
does
it
have
for
us
today?Bernstein
begins
his
inquiry
with
a
critical
examination
of
the
work
of
two
contemporary
philosophers
for
whom
irony
is
vital:
Jonathan
Lear
and
Richard
Rorty.
Despite
their
sharp
differences,
Bernstein
argues
that
they
complement
one
other,
each
exploring
different
aspects
of
ironic
life.
In
the
background
of
Lear’s
and
Rorty’s
accounts
stand
the
two
great
ironists:
Socrates
and
Kierkegaard.
Focusing
on
the
competing
interpretations
of
Socratic
irony
by
Gregory
Vlastos
and
Alexander
Nehamas,
Bernstein
shows
how
they
further
develop
our
understanding
of
irony
as
a
form
of
life
and
as
an
art
of
living.
Bernstein
also
develops
a
distinctive
interpretation
of
Kierkegaard’s
famous
claim
that
a
life
that
may
be
called
human
begins
with
irony.Bernstein
weaves
together
the
insights
of
these
thinkers
to
show
how
each
contributes
to
a
richer
understanding
of
ironic
life.
He
also
argues
that
the
emphasis
on
irony
helps
to
restore
the
balance
between
two
different
philosophical
traditions
philosophy
as
a
theoretical
discipline
concerned
with
getting
things
right
and
philosophy
as
a
practical
discipline
that
shapes
how
we
ought
to
live
our lives.
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