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On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy
Iris Vidmar
orcid.org/0000-0003-3780-6457
; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sveučilišna avenija 4, HR–51000 Rijeka
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Vidmar, I. (2017). On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy. Synthesis philosophica, 32 (2), 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
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Vidmar, Iris. "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 32, no. 2, 2017, pp. 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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Vidmar, Iris. "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy." Synthesis philosophica 32, no. 2 (2017): 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
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Vidmar, I. (2017). 'On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy', Synthesis philosophica, 32(2), pp. 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
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Vidmar I. On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2017 [cited 2024 December 22];32(2):371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
IEEE
I. Vidmar, "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy", Synthesis philosophica, vol.32, no. 2, pp. 371-386, 2017. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
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APA 6th Edition
Vidmar, I. (2017). On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy. Synthesis philosophica, 32 (2), 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
MLA 8th Edition
Vidmar, Iris. "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 32, no. 2, 2017, pp. 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Vidmar, Iris. "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy." Synthesis philosophica 32, no. 2 (2017): 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
Harvard
Vidmar, I. (2017). 'On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy', Synthesis philosophica, 32(2), pp. 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
Vancouver
Vidmar I. On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2017 [cited 2024 December 22];32(2):371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
IEEE
I. Vidmar, "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy", Synthesis philosophica, vol.32, no. 2, pp. 371-386, 2017. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
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APA 6th Edition
Vidmar, I. (2017). On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy. Synthesis philosophica, 32 (2), 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
MLA 8th Edition
Vidmar, Iris. "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 32, no. 2, 2017, pp. 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Vidmar, Iris. "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy." Synthesis philosophica 32, no. 2 (2017): 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
Harvard
Vidmar, I. (2017). 'On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy', Synthesis philosophica, 32(2), pp. 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
Vancouver
Vidmar I. On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2017 [cited 2024 December 22];32(2):371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
IEEE
I. Vidmar, "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy", Synthesis philosophica, vol.32, no. 2, pp. 371-386, 2017. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
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cite
APA 6th Edition
Vidmar, I. (2017). On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy. Synthesis philosophica, 32 (2), 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
MLA 8th Edition
Vidmar, Iris. "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 32, no. 2, 2017, pp. 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Vidmar, Iris. "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy." Synthesis philosophica 32, no. 2 (2017): 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
Harvard
Vidmar, I. (2017). 'On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy', Synthesis philosophica, 32(2), pp. 371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
Vancouver
Vidmar I. On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2017 [cited 2024 December 22];32(2):371-386. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
IEEE
I. Vidmar, "On Literary Cognitivism from the Perspective of Difference between Literature and Philosophy", Synthesis philosophica, vol.32, no. 2, pp. 371-386, 2017. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32207
Abstract
Contemporary discussions over the cognitive value of literature focus on analysing the way in which literature and philosophy come close in addressing a specific class of concerns: those distinctively related to the human position and human experience in the world. In light of some stylistic methodological differences between the two practices – clear and precise language of philosophy and philosophy’s focus on abstraction and objectivity vs. semantically dense language of literature accessory to conveying that which is emotional and subjective – it is often argued that the truth pertains to the domain of philosophy and deception to the domain of literature. I take that to be wrong and misrepresentative with respect to two things: philosophy’s capacity to foster understanding and literature’s overall cognitive value. To support my claim, I first show that philosophy’s traditional methods of addressing human concerns are insufficient for the task and I then move on to explaining how literature can be cognitively valuable and better equipped to shed light on some of these concerns. I end by refuting arguments which deny literature’s capacity to engage with philosophical problems.
Keywords
human experience; knowledge; literary cognitivism; anti-cognitivism; literature; philosophy; understanding
Hrčak ID:
200282
URI
https://hrcak.srce.hr/200282
Publication date:
30.4.2018.
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