Strangers, Gods and Monsters

副标题: Ideas of Otherness

ISBN: 9780415272582

出版社: Routledge

出版年: 2002-11-12

页数: 304

定价: USD 34.95

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

Strangers, Gods and Monster is a fascinating look at how human identity is shaped by three powerful but enigmatic forces. Often overlooked in accounts of how we think about ourselves and others, Richard Kearney skillfully shows, with the help of vivid examples and illustrations, how the human outlook on the world is formed by the mysterious triumvirate of strangers, gods and monsters.

Throughout, Richard Kearney shows how strangers, gods and monsters do not merely reside in myths or fantasies but constitute a central part of our cultural unconscious. Above all, he argues that until we understand better that the Other resides deep within ourselves, we can have little hope of understanding how our most basic fears and desires manifest themselves in the external world and how we can learn to live with them.

作者简介

Richard Kearney is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College and University College Dublin.

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