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Philosophy of Exaggeration

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc;Continuum
ISBN
0826495621, 9780826495624
Language
english
Format
EPUB
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258 kB (264269 bytes)
Pages
182 s\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

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The question of exaggeration becomes a philosophical question when thought endeavours to clarify the ways in which it relates to limits. This book analyses concepts such as truth and trust, practices such as politics and art, experiences such as the formation of a life line and its erasure, from the viewpoint of exaggeration.;1. Splendor and Misery of Exaggeration: An Introduction; 2. Thinking as Gestu Exaggeration and Philosophy; 3. Trust Me: Exaggeration and Enlightenment; 4. Odd Moves: Exaggeration and Irony; 5. The Violence of Destruction: Exaggeration and Infinity; 6 ... and ... end ... : Exaggeration and Politics; 7. Being Guilty: Exaggeration and Factuality; 8. Flight Simulator: Exaggeration and Trauma; 9. The Obvious: Exaggeration and Self-Evidence; 10. Blow Job: Exaggeration and Institution; 11. Old Opera: Exaggeration and Art; 12. Life Lines: Exaggeration and Event; 13. Lexical Note; 14. Acknowledgements. 1. Splendor and Misery of Exaggeration: An Introduction 2. Thinking as Gestu Exaggeration and Philosophy 3. Trust Me: Exaggeration and Enlightenment 4. Odd Moves: Exaggeration and Irony 5. The Violence of Destruction: Exaggeration and Infinity 6 ... and ... end ... : Exaggeration and Politics 7. Being Guilty: Exaggeration and Factuality 8. Flight Simulator: Exaggeration and Trauma 9. The Obvious: Exaggeration and Self-Evidence 10. Blow Job: Exaggeration and Institution 11. Old Opera: Exaggeration and Art 12. Life Lines: Exaggeration and Event 13. Lexical Note 14. Acknowledgements.

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