Autobiography meaning and definition of philosophy
Autobiography meaning and definition of philosophy
Real definition of philosophy.
Philosophy and Autobiography
Overview
- Authors:
- Christopher Hamilton
Department of Theology and Religious Studies, King’s College London, London, UK
- Explores how philosophy and autobiography are dimensions of each other
- Approaches the work of Stanley Cavell from a new, unique perspective
- Discusses the autobiographies of Benjamin, Weiss, Sartre, Orwell, Gosse and Camus
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This book, taking its point of departure from Stanley Cavell’s claim that philosophy and autobiography are dimensions of each other, aims to explore some of the relations between these forms of reflection, first by seeking to develop an outline of a philosophy of autobiography, and then by exploring the issue from the side of five autobiographical works.
Christopher Hamilton argues in the volume that there are good reasons for thinking that philosophical texts can be considered autobiographical, and then