Philosophy and the novel

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Goldman Alan H 1945-
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: 209 p.: ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9780199674459 (hbk.)
0199674450 (hbk.)
Index Number: I0
CLC: I0-02
Call Number: I0-02/G619
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Philosophy of novels. 1. Introduction: philosophical content and literary value -- 2. Interpreting novels -- 3. The sun also rises: incompatible interpretations -- 4. The appeal of the mystery -- Part II. Philosophy in novels. 5. Moral development in Pride and prejudice -- 6. Huckleberry Finn and moral motivation -- 7. What we learn about rules from The cider house rules -- 8. Nostromo and the fragility of the self.