{"product_id":"fiction-philosophy-and-the-ideal-erin-elizabeth-greer-9781399520225","title":"Fiction, Philosophy and the Ideal of Conversation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ideal of 'conversation' recurs in modern thought as a symbol and practice central to ethics, democratic politics, and thinking itself. Interweaving readings of fiction and philosophy in a 'conversational' style inspired by Stanley Cavell, \u003ci\u003eFiction, Philosophy, and the Ideal of Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e clarifies this lofty yet vague ideal, while developing a revitalizing model for interdisciplinary literary studies. It argues that conversation is key to exemplary responses to sceptical doubt in ordinary language and political philosophy - where scepticism threatens ethics and democratic politics - and in works of British fiction spanning from Jane Austen through Ali Smith. It shows that for these writers, conversation can shift attention from metaphysical doubts regarding our capacity to know 'reality' and other people, to ethical, democratic, and aesthetic action. The book moreover proposes - and models - 'conversational criticism' as a framework linking literary studies to broader political and ethical commitments, while remaining responsive to aesthetic form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erin Elizabeth Greer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399520229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399520225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.52d","brand":"Erin Elizabeth Greer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202875277567,"sku":"9781399520225","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6609c1ac-b4d3-48e1-a658-bcfc01404043.jpg?v=1756833667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fiction-philosophy-and-the-ideal-erin-elizabeth-greer-9781399520225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}