Balance in the golden bowl: attuning philosophy and literary criticism

De Gaynesford, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2715-6342 (2022) Balance in the golden bowl: attuning philosophy and literary criticism. In: Conant, J. and Chakraborty, S. (eds.) Engaging Putnam. Berlin Studies in Knowledge Research (17). De Gruyter, pp. 309-331. ISBN 9783110769166 doi: 10.1515/9783110769210-014

Abstract/Summary

This paper argues that Henry James’ treatment of balancing in The Golden Bowl—to which Putnam insightfully draws attention—calls for the attunement of philosophy and literary criticism. The process may undermine Putnam’s own reading of the novel, but it also finds new reasons to endorse what his reading was meant to deliver: the confidence that philosophy and thoughtful appreciation of literature have much to contribute to each other, and the conviction that morality can incorporate (Kantian) seriousness about rules alongside (Aristotelian) sensitivity to character and situation

Item Type	Book or Report Section
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/93066
Identification Number/DOI	10.1515/9783110769210-014
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Humanities > Philosophy
Publisher	De Gruyter
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