Whale!
The aim of this thoroughly unconventional work is to demonstrate that Herman Melvilles Moby Dick and Ludwig Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations are, in effect, one and the same book. Whale! not only successfully reveals the vital intersections between Melville and Wittgenstein but also makes a compelling argument for why such intersections are essential to understanding common political projects in literature and philosophy.
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- Full title :Whale! / K.L. Evans.
Summary
The aim of this thoroughly unconventional work is to demonstrate that Herman Melvilles Moby Dick and Ludwig Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations are, in effect, one and the same book. Whale! not only successfully reveals the vital intersections between Melville and Wittgenstein but also makes a compelling argument for why such intersections are essential to understanding common political projects in literature and philosophy.
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- Publication Date:©2003.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of Minnesota Press
- Place of Publication:Minneapolis
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiv, 162 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780816695775, 0816695776
- oclc:ocn191935630
- LC Classification:PS2384.M62
- Dewey Decimal:813/.3
Table of Contents
Preface; Preamble; 1. A Tale of Attachment; 2. A Common Account of Shipping; 3. The Politics of Whale; 4. Confessions of a Captain; 5. Crossing the Line; 6. A Leaky Boat; Swan Song; Notes; Acknowledgments.
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