Percy on the Allure of Violence and Destruction
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Forthcoming: Walker Percy, Philosopher. Percy on the Allure of Violence and Destruction Brian A. Smith Anxiety concerning the decline and fall of civilization appears throughout Walker Percy’s body of work. Smith argues that what sets Percy’s account of this issue apart from others rests in his preoccupation not so much with depicting actual disaster for what…
Walker Percy, Philosopher (in press)
For Walker Percy, philosophy and fiction were both tools for diagnosing the human condition, just as his medical training had taught him about tools for diagnosing the human body. His aim was nothing less than trying to understand how we fit into the cosmos. This collection of essays is a fascinating and worthy exploration of…
Walker Percy and the Politics of Deranged Times
Still on Percy, check out Brian Smith’s neat little article. Do also check out Brian’s recent book as well which I hope to review shortly. brian a. smithexistentialismlove in the ruinsPolitical philosophyWalker Percy
Walker Percy and the Politics of the Wayfarer
One of the contributors to the forthcoming Walker Percy, Philosopher (Palgrave) volume (“Percy on the Allure of Violence and Destruction”) has himself a new book out on Percy entitled Walker Percy and the Politics of the Wayfarer. brian a. smithexistentialismPhilosophy of LanguagePolitical philosophyWalker Percy
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