Author: | Michael Hauskeller, Chris A. Kramer, Will Desmond, Steve van Hagen, Janelle Pötzsch, William Goodwin, Kurt Edward Milberger, Dutton B. Kearney, Nicolas Michaud, Jesús Valera-Zapata, Greg Littmann, Pritika Nehra, John Price | ISBN: | 9781498521543 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | December 7, 2016 |
Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
Author: | Michael Hauskeller, Chris A. Kramer, Will Desmond, Steve van Hagen, Janelle Pötzsch, William Goodwin, Kurt Edward Milberger, Dutton B. Kearney, Nicolas Michaud, Jesús Valera-Zapata, Greg Littmann, Pritika Nehra, John Price |
ISBN: | 9781498521543 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books |
Publication: | December 7, 2016 |
Imprint: | Lexington Books |
Language: | English |
Jonathan Swift and Philosophy is the first book to analyse and interpret Swift’s writing from a philosophical angle. By placing key texts of Swift in their philosophical and cultural contexts and providing background to their history of ideas, it demonstrates how well informed Swift’s criticism of the politics, philosophy, and science of his age actually was. Moreover, it also sets straight preconceptions about Swift as ignorant about the scientific developments of his time.
This book will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, history of ideas, and 18th century literature and culture.
Jonathan Swift and Philosophy is the first book to analyse and interpret Swift’s writing from a philosophical angle. By placing key texts of Swift in their philosophical and cultural contexts and providing background to their history of ideas, it demonstrates how well informed Swift’s criticism of the politics, philosophy, and science of his age actually was. Moreover, it also sets straight preconceptions about Swift as ignorant about the scientific developments of his time.
This book will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, history of ideas, and 18th century literature and culture.