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1 online resource (193 pages) |
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| Summary |
'Fate, Time, and Language: An Essay on Free Will', published in 2010, presented David Foster Wallace's challenge to Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. In this anthology, notable philosophers engage directly with that work and assess Wallace's reply to Taylor as well as other aspects of Wallace's thought. The thinkers in this book explore Wallace's philosophical and literary work, illustrating remarkable ways in which his philosophical views influenced and were influenced by themes developed in his other writings, both fictional and non-fictional. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
David Foster Wallace and the fallacies of "fatalism" / William Hasker -- Wallace, free choice, and fatalism / Gila Sher -- Fatalism and the metaphysics of contingency / M. Oreste Fiocco -- Fatalism, time travel, and system J / Maureen Eckert -- David Foster Wallace as American hedgehog / Daniel R. Kelly -- David Foster Wallace on the good life / Nathan Ballantyne and Justin Tosi. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Wallace, David Foster.
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Wallace, David Foster. |
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Taylor, Richard, 1919-2003.
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Taylor, Richard, 1919-2003. |
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Fate and fatalism.
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Fate and fatalism. |
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Semantics.
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Semantics. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Eckert, Maureen, 1966-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cahn, Steven M. Freedom and the Self : Essays on the Philosophy of David Foster Wallace. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2015 9780231161534 |
| ISBN |
9780231539166 (electronic book) |
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0231539169 (electronic book) |
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9780231161527 |
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0231161522 |
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9780231161534 |
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0231161530 |
| Standard No. |
10.7312/cahn16152 |
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