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A theory of the aphorism : from Confucius to Twitter /

An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and culturesAphorisms--or philosophical short sayings--appear everywhere, from Confucius to Twitter, the Buddha to the Bible, Heraclitus to Nietzsche. Yet despite this ubiquity, the aphorism is the least studied li...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hui, Andrew, 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: A line
  • 1 Confucius: The master wishes to be silent
  • 2 Heraclitus: What is hidden
  • 3 The Gospel of Thomas: What is revealed
  • 4 Erasmus and Bacon: Antiquity and the new science
  • 5 Pascal: The fragments of infinity
  • 6 Nietzsche: The fragments of the unfinished
  • Epilogue: A circle
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliographic Essay
  • Bibliography
  • Index.