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Narrative and truthBarry Emslie

Narrative and truth

2012250 pages
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In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics is added to the mix. Emslie examines the matter over a series of discrete fields: Marxist Humanism, Feminist literary praxis, Freud, German idealism, discourse ethics, realist aesthetics, Brecht, and sports.

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4 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2012
    Palgrave Macmillan · 254 pages · 9781349446186
  • Other · English · 2012
    Palgrave Macmillan · 9781137275455
  • Other · English · 2012
    Palgrave Macmillan · 9781283947176
  • Other · English · 2012
    Palgrave Macmillan · 247 pages · 9781137275448
Moral and ethical aspectsLiteratureNarration (Rhetoric)HumanitiesPhilosophyKnowledge, Theory of, in literatureLiterature, philosophyREFERENCE