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Literary intelligence : a virtue theoretical analysis with special reference to its educational implications /
Many arguments have been made for the moral relevance of reading capacity. In this study Jan-Jaap van Peperstraten focuses on the most viable of these: the notion of a 'Literary Intelligence' as formulated by the English literary critic F.R. Leavis and his students. It is argued that Liter...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Leiden] :
Leiden University Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | LUP Dissertaties.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Many arguments have been made for the moral relevance of reading capacity. In this study Jan-Jaap van Peperstraten focuses on the most viable of these: the notion of a 'Literary Intelligence' as formulated by the English literary critic F.R. Leavis and his students. It is argued that Literary Intelligence is best conceptualized as a form of intellectual virtue: an acquired, intrinsically good, cognitive mental trait. Particular recourse is taken to the virtueethical work of Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski and it is concluded that the fostering of a reading praxis may lead to the cultivation of the in. |
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| Notas: | Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 9, 2011). Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of the West of Scotland. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (269 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269). |
| ISBN: | 9789400600256 9400600259 9789087281052 9087281056 |