Caruth, Cathy.

Empirical Truths and Critical Fictions – Locke, Wordsworth, Kant, Freud. [Inscribed]

Baltimore, London, The Johns Hopkins Univesity Press, 1991. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. VIII, 167 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Jacket design by Joanna Hill. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear with a personal, signed inscription by the author Cathy Caruth on the front free endpaper.

Reinterpreting questions at the heart of empiricism, treating Locke’s text not simply as a philosophical doctrine but as narrative in which “experience” plays an unexpected and uncanny role. Citing traces of this narrative in Wordswoth, Kant and Freud.

Chapters include: The Face of Experience / The Force of Example: Kant’s Symbols / Signs of Love / etc.

• Keywords: 19th Century · 19th Century Literature · Catalogue Autumn 2020 · Catalogue No.10 – International Literature · Catalogue Ten – International Literature · Catalogue Three – Literature by Women · Critical Analysis · Criticism and interpretation · Empiricism · German · German Culture · German Philosophy · Kant, Immanuel · Language · Language and culture · Metaphysics · Narrative · Philology · Philosophy
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801840805
• Inventory Number: 200049AB

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