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Zusatztext Since David Krell is one of the most multifaceted thinkers writing today, the multi-author volume is the perfect format for celebrating his many achievements. This genuinely stellar assembly of authors brilliantly elucidates the various kinds of solitude that inspire and sustain the literary and philosophical enterprise. Informationen zum Autor David Jones is Professor of Philosophy at Kennesaw State University, USA. He is the co-author, with John L. Culliney of The Fractal Self: Science, Philosophy, and the Evolution of Human Cooperation (2017). Vorwort A critical evaluation of the work of significant continental philosopher David Farrell Krell, focusing on the concept of solitude and its implications for our minds and our creativity. Zusammenfassung What is solitude, why do we crave and fear it, and how do we distinguish it properly from loneliness? It lies at the core of the lives of philosophers and their self-reflective contemplations, and it is the enabling (and disabling) condition that allows us to seriously question how to live creatively and meaningfully. David Farrell Krell is one of the decisive philosophical voices on how philosophers can creatively engage their solitudes. The scale and range of his understanding of solitudes are taken up in this book by some of the most distinguished Continental philosophers. Authors address the problem of solitude from different angles, and imagine how to face and respond creatively to it. Blending philosophical narrative and straightforward philosophical treatises, this book provides inspiration for contemplation of our own versions of solitude and their creative potentials. Some authors focus on the work of historical figures in philosophy or poetry, such as Heidegger and Hölderlin, while others deal more directly with Krell's work as exemplary of their own imaginings of creative solitudes. Other authors respond more personally and creatively in their demonstrations of how we can, and must, seek our solitudes. Including an original chapter by David Farrell Krell, this book is an invigorating meditation on the possibility of being philosophical about a life through solitude, and the meaning of this powerfully resonant and universal human experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION David Jones, Kennesaw State University, USA You Lonely Farang: Hiatus in Inducing an Introduction Part 1: CREATIVE SOLITUDES Chapter 1: David Farrell Krell, DePaul University and Brown University, USA/Germany Creative Solitudes Part 2: IMAGINING SOLITUDE Chapter 2: Walter Brogan, Villanova University, USA David Farrell Krell: The Impossible Voicing of Philosophy's Double Chapter 3: Angelica Nuzzo, Brooklyn College, USA A Creativity to Sustain, A Solitude to Endure Chapter 4: Charles Scott, Pennsylvania State University, USA Solitude, Creativity, Delinquency Chapter 5: Alfonso Lingis, Pennsylvania State University, USA Reticence, Solitude Chapter 6: Peg Birmingham, DePaul University, USA “An Incarnation Openly Bearing Its Emptiness” Life, Animal, Fiction, and Solitude in the Work of David Farrell Krell Chapter 7: William McNeill, DePaul University, USA An Enigmatic Solitude Part 2: IMAGINING KRELL'S SOLITUDES Chapter 8: John Sallis, Boston College, USA Sounion Chapter 9: Michael Naas, DePaul University, USA Withdrawal Symptoms: David Farrell Krell and the Solitude of a Body Born of Chaos Chapter 10: Fran ç oise Dastur, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, France Hölderlin's Solitude Chapter 11: Jason M. Wirth, Seattle University, USA Solitude and Other Crowds Part 3: SOLITUDES Chapter 12: David Wood, Vanderbilt University, USA Off the Beaten Track Chapter 13: Jill Marsden, University of Bolton, UK Landscapes of Solitude: Som...
