{"product_id":"philosophy-writing-and-the-character-of-thought-9780226569567","title":"Philosophy  Writing  and the Character of Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003eLysaker examines the relationship between philosophical thought and the act of writing to explore how this dynamic shapes the field of philosophy.  Philosophys relation to the act of writing is John T. Lysakers main concern in Philosophy  Writing  and the Character of Thought. Whether in Plato  Montaigne  Nietzsche  Wittgenstein  or Derrida  philosophy has come in many forms  and those formsthe concrete shape philosophizing takes in writingmatter. Much more than mere adornment  the style in which a given philosopher writes is often of crucial importance to the point he or she is making  part and parcel of the philosophy itself.  Considering how writing influences philosophy  Lysaker explores genres like aphorism  dialogue  and essay  as well as logical-rhetorical operations like the example  irony  and quotation. At the same time  he shows us the effects of these rhetorical devices through his own literary experimentation. In dialogue with such authors as Benjamin  Cavell  Emerson  and Lukcs  he aims to revitalize philosophical writing  arguing that philosophy cannot fulfill its intellectual and cultural promise if it keeps to professional articles and academic prose. Instead  philosophy must embrace writing as an essential  creative activity  and deliberately reform how it approaches its subject matter  readership  and the evolving social practices of reading and reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279655067701,"sku":"ByrdShop_022656956X","price":222.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226569567.jpg?v=1780604957","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/philosophy-writing-and-the-character-of-thought-9780226569567","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}