Mark Twain and Philosophy reveals deeper issues raised by Twain's work and speaks to his continued relevance as a social commentator interrogating issues fundamental to our lives. From slavery, freedom, and human rights, to science, parapsychology, and religion, this book exposes how Twain's body of work touches every corner of human experience.
Mark Twain and Philosophy reveals deeper issues raised by Twain's work and speaks to his continued relevance as a social commentator interrogating issues fundamental to our lives. From slavery, freedom, and human rights, to science, parapsychology, and religion, this book exposes how Twain's body of work touches every corner of human experience.
Alan Goldman is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Philosophy at the College of William & Mary. He has written extensively on philosophy and popular culture, literature, morality, love, and beauty. His most recent books include Philosophy and the Novel (2013) and Reasons from Within: Desires and Values (2009).
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Introduction, Alan H. Goldman Part I: Morality in Huckleberry Finn Chapter 1: The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn, Jonathan Bennett Chapter 2: Huckleberry Finn and Moral Motivation, Alan H. Goldman Chapter 3: Sympathy, Principles, and Conscience: Getting to the Heart of Huck Finn's Moral Praiseworthiness, Robert Fudge Chapter 4: Huckleberry Finn's Struggle between Sympathy and Moral Principle Reconsidered, Michael Lyons Chapter 5: Twain's Last Laugh, Kristina Gehrman Part II: Twain on Religion Chapter 6: The Gospel According to Mark (Twain), Craig Vasey Chapter 7: Mark Twain and the Problem of Evil: The Mysterious Stranger, Letters from the Earth, and The Diaries of Adam and Eve, James M. McLachlan Part III: Moral Issues Chapter 8: The Noble Art of Lying, James Edwin Mahon Chapter 9: Twain's Critique of Human Exceptionalism: "The Descent of Man" and the Anti-Vivisection Movement, Emily E. VanDette Part IV: Literary Devices Chapter 10: Mark Twain's Serious Humor and that Peculiar Institution: Christianity, Chris A. Kramer Chapter 11: Socratic Irony in Twain's Skeptical Religious Jeremiads, Dale Jacquette Part V: Comparison to Other Philosophers Chapter 12: The American Diogenes: Mark Twain's Sacred Profanity, Brian Earl Johnson Chapter 13: An Epicurean Consideration of Superstitions in Mark Twain and in the Good Life, Jennifer Baker Chapter 14: Moral Value and Moral Psychology in Twain's "Carnival of Crime", Frank Boardman Chapter 15: Making the Heart Grow Fonder: Twain, Psychical Distance, and Aesthetic Experience, Jeffrey Dueck Notes Index About the Editor and Contributors
Introduction, Alan H. Goldman Part I: Morality in Huckleberry Finn Chapter 1: The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn, Jonathan Bennett Chapter 2: Huckleberry Finn and Moral Motivation, Alan H. Goldman Chapter 3: Sympathy, Principles, and Conscience: Getting to the Heart of Huck Finn's Moral Praiseworthiness, Robert Fudge Chapter 4: Huckleberry Finn's Struggle between Sympathy and Moral Principle Reconsidered, Michael Lyons Chapter 5: Twain's Last Laugh, Kristina Gehrman Part II: Twain on Religion Chapter 6: The Gospel According to Mark (Twain), Craig Vasey Chapter 7: Mark Twain and the Problem of Evil: The Mysterious Stranger, Letters from the Earth, and The Diaries of Adam and Eve, James M. McLachlan Part III: Moral Issues Chapter 8: The Noble Art of Lying, James Edwin Mahon Chapter 9: Twain's Critique of Human Exceptionalism: "The Descent of Man" and the Anti-Vivisection Movement, Emily E. VanDette Part IV: Literary Devices Chapter 10: Mark Twain's Serious Humor and that Peculiar Institution: Christianity, Chris A. Kramer Chapter 11: Socratic Irony in Twain's Skeptical Religious Jeremiads, Dale Jacquette Part V: Comparison to Other Philosophers Chapter 12: The American Diogenes: Mark Twain's Sacred Profanity, Brian Earl Johnson Chapter 13: An Epicurean Consideration of Superstitions in Mark Twain and in the Good Life, Jennifer Baker Chapter 14: Moral Value and Moral Psychology in Twain's "Carnival of Crime", Frank Boardman Chapter 15: Making the Heart Grow Fonder: Twain, Psychical Distance, and Aesthetic Experience, Jeffrey Dueck Notes Index About the Editor and Contributors
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