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Short stories and political philosophy : power, prose, and persuasion /
"This book examines the intersection of fictional narratives and political philosophy, focusing specifically on the use of short stories to teach the classic works of political philosophy. It is a resource for scholars and teachers of politics, philosophy, and literature"--
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
[2019]
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| Series: | Politics, literature, & film.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Big data for the good life: Ken Liu's "The perfect match" / Erin A. Dolgoy
- Paolo Bacigalupi's "Pop squad" and the examined life worth living / Kimberly Hurd Hale
- All the world's a cage: Franz Kafka, "A hunger artist" / Timothy McCranor and Steven Michels
- Conflicting moral goods: William Faulkner's "Barn burning" / Mary P. Nichols
- From the iron cage to the "Waters of Babylon": rationalization and renewal in a Weberian world / Bruce Peabody
- The terrible justice of reality: "The ones who walk away from Omelas" and the dilemmas of political responsibility / Michael Christopher Sardo
- Kinship, community, and the bureaucratic state: a study of Wendell Berry's "Fidelity" / Drew Kennedy Thompson
- "The incarnation of my native land": Clover Adams in Henry James' "Pandora" / Natalie Fuehrer Taylor
- Jumping at our reflection: American dystopia and reaction in Shirley Jackson's "The lottery" / Abram Trosky.