Importances of the Past

A Meditation on the Authority of Tradition

AvGeorge Allan

Inbunden, Engelska, 1985

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Beskrivning

This book examines tradition, the authority of the past, by tracing the process through which emotion and imagination transform everyday experience into an awareness of one's dependence on the work of predecessors. The King Arthur legend serves as a case study, outlining how this authority of tradition creates and sustains meaningful structures of social order.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1985-11-15
Vikt:522 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Philosophy
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780887061165

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Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

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George Allan is Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the College at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

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"This is a strikingly beautiful piece of philosophical prose, devoted to an issue of overriding importance. It is eminently readable; often quite eloquent! Allan manages competently to incorporate the very latest research and current perspectives in historiography, cultural anthropology, social psychology, linguistics, and critical theory." — George R. Lucas, Jr., Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Santa Clara"It is almost spellbinding. The importance of story and myth is not only discussed, it is an integral part of the book itself and of the author's style of exposition. This is the most beautifully written book I've read in a long time." — Donald Crosby, Professor of Philosophy, Colorado State University

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Chapter 1: Common Ground Chapter 2: Holy Ground Chapter 3: Solid Ground Chapter 4: The Historical Past Chapter 5: The Mythic Past Chapter 6: The Eternal Past Chapter 7: The Arthurian Tradition Chapter 8: The Unraveling of Tradition Chapter 9: The End of Tradition Notes