Love's Knowledge

Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature
1990 Book jacket
AuthorMartha C. Nussbaum
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthics, Literature, Social critique
Set inEurope
Published1990
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, eBook
Pages432
ISBN9780195054576 9780195074857
OCLC20354452
WebsiteOfficial website

Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature is a nonfiction book written by Martha C. Nussbaum. It was originally published by Oxford University Press in 1990 with a paperback version released in 1992.[1][2][3][4]

Synopsis

This book consists of fourteen essays by Martha Nussbaum who looks at the relationship between philosophy and literature. The Introductory chapter gives an overview of her assertions. The essays consist of analyses of authors such as Henry James, Marcel Proust, and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as comparisons between Plato and Aristotle. A main focus of the book is how literature and philosophy interrelate. According to her, fictional literary narratives perform a philosophical role that has more impact than discursive philosophy.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Eldridge, Richard (1992). ""Reading for Life": Martha C. Nussbaum on Philosophy and Literature". Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics. 2 (1): 187–197. JSTOR 20163513.
  2. ^ Kalin, Jesse (1992). "Knowing Novels: Nussbaum on Fiction and Moral Theory". Ethics. 103 (1): 135–151. doi:10.1086/293475. JSTOR 2381500.
  3. ^ Rike, Jennifer L. (1993). "Reviewed work: Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature, Martha C. Nussbaum". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 61 (4): 843–845. doi:10.1093/jaarel/LXI.4.843. JSTOR 1465077.
  4. ^ Sirridge, Mary (1992). "Reviewed work: Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature, Martha Nussbaum". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 50 (1): 61–65. doi:10.2307/431070. JSTOR 431070.
  5. ^ "Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature (Review)". Philosophy and Literature. 15 (2): 302–310. 1991. doi:10.1353/phl.1991.0027.
  6. ^ Love’s Knowledge. Philosophy Now. 1995
  7. ^ Scholl, Diane Gabrielsen (1991). "Reviewed work: Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature, Martha C. Nussbaum". Christianity and Literature. 40 (3): 329–331. doi:10.1177/014833319104000323. JSTOR 44314703.
  8. ^ JSTOR search. March 6, 2026.

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