Virginia Woolf As a Process-Oriented Thinker - Parallels Between Woolfs Fiction and Process Philosophy

This book introduces Virginia Woolf as a nondualist and process-oriented thinker whose ideas are strikingly similar to those of her contemporary, Alfred North Whitehead. The author argues that in their respective fields, the two thinkers criticized the materialist turn of their time and attempted to undermine long-rooted dualisms.

Sommario

Introduction: Virginia Woolf and Process-Oriented Thought
Chapter 1: Woolf's Conception of Things and the Relation Between Subject and Object
Chapter 2: Panpsychism and More-Than-Human Experience in Woolf's Fiction
Chapter 3: Woolf's Process-Oriented Identity, Intersubjective Selves, and Exploration of Community of Difference
Chapter 4: Woolf's Criticism of Anthropocentrism and Exploitation of Nature
Conclusion: Analogies Between Literature, Philosophy, and Real Life

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By Veronika Krajícková

Riassunto

This book introduces Virginia Woolf as a nondualist and process-oriented thinker whose ideas are strikingly similar to those of her contemporary, Alfred North Whitehead. The author argues that in their respective fields, the two thinkers criticized the materialist turn of their time and attempted to undermine long-rooted dualisms.

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• Autori: Veronika Krají&269;ková, Veronika Krají¿ková, Veronika Krajickova, Veronika Krajícková
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9781666942293
• ISBN: 978-1-66694-229-3
• Pagine: 200
• Serie: Contemporary Whitehead Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Comparative Literature, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Literature: history & criticism, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000