Mirrors to One Another: Emotion and Value in Jane Austen and David Hume

E.M. Dadlez

Mirrors to One Another: Emotion and Value in Jane Austen and David Hume
Format
Hardback
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
9 April 2009
Pages
256
ISBN
9781405193481

Mirrors to One Another: Emotion and Value in Jane Austen and David Hume

E.M. Dadlez

A compelling exploration of the convergence of Jane Austen’s literary themes and characters with David Hume’s views on morality and human nature.* Argues that the normative perspectives endorsed in Jane Austen’s novels are best characterized in terms of a Humean approach, and that the merits of Hume’s account of ethical, aesthetic and epistemic virtue are vividly illustrated by Austen’s writing.* Illustrates how Hume and Austen complement one another, each providing a lens that allows us to expand and elaborate on the ideas of the other* Proposes that literature may serve as a thought experiment, articulating hypothetical cases which allow the reader to test her moral intuitions* Contributes to ongoing debates on the philosophy of literature, ethics, and emotion

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