Mazes and amazements Borges and western philosophy / Shlomy Mualem.

Author/creator Mualem, Shlomy
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford : Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers, [2017]
Description260 pages ; 23 cm.
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SeriesHispanic studies : culture and ideas, 1661-4720 ; volume 76
Hispanic studies : culture and ideas, 1661-4720 ; volume 76. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Part 1: Philosophical inquisitions -- Labyrinthal paradigms: western philosophy in Borges' Oeuvre -- Literary philosophers: Mythos and Logos in Borges and Plato -- Philosophy and ideology: dialectical Orientalism in Borges' writings -- Part 2: Comparative perspectives -- Borges and Schopenhauer: microcosms and aesthetic observation -- Borges, Herclitus, and the River of Time -- A view from eternity: the archetypal quest -- Borges and Levinas face to face: writing and riddle of subjectivity -- Narrative aspect change and alternating systems of justice: A Wittgensteinian reading of Borges -- Borges, Wittgenstein, and Kierkegaard on the boundaries of language: mystical silence and indirect communication -- Borges and Berkeley: idealism and the ontology of the fantastical object.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 241-249) and indexes.
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LCCN 2016963042
ISBN1787071979 (paperback)
ISBN9781787071971 (print)

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