{"product_id":"the-legitimacy-of-poetic-reason-hardcover","title":"The Legitimacy of Poetic Reason - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eO. Bradley Bassler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany philosophical accounts of reason are geared toward providing rational justifications \u003ci\u003eex post facto\u003c\/i\u003e rather than accounting for the role reason plays \u003ci\u003ein actu \u003c\/i\u003ein the process of creative work. Moreover, when \u003ci\u003ein actu\u003c\/i\u003e accounts of reason are given, they are usually too narrow to describe the sort of high-level creative work that is involved in the composition of poetry or the creation of a scientific theory. This book suggests that the rudiments of a broader account are found in various German Idealist figures, most notably the philosopher-novelist-critic Friedrich Schlegel and the philosophical poet and novelist Friedrich Hölderlin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, German Idealism generally is subject to Hans Blumenberg 's secularization critique which provides a strong prima facie argument that the accounts of poetic reason suggested by Schlegel and Hölderlin are indefensible. This book argues that confronting Blumenberg's secularization critique and his associated legitimation of modernity with a romantic conception of poetic reason requires revisions on both sides, and that the work of Lacan is especially well-suited to provide the conditions upon which a legitimation of poetic reason can be provided.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany philosophical accounts of reason are geared toward providing rational justifications \u003ci\u003eex post facto\u003c\/i\u003e rather than accounting for the role reason plays \u003ci\u003ein actu \u003c\/i\u003ein the process of creative work. Moreover, when \u003ci\u003ein actu\u003c\/i\u003e accounts of reason are given, they are usually too narrow to describe the sort of high-level creative work that is involved in the composition of poetry or the creation of a scientific theory. This book suggests that the rudiments of a broader account are found in various German Idealist figures, most notably the philosopher-novelist-critic Friedrich Schlegel and the philosophical poet and novelist Friedrich Hölderlin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, German Idealism generally is subject to Hans Blumenberg's secularization critique which provides a strong prima facie argument that the accounts of poetic reason suggested by Schlegel and Hölderlin are indefensible. This book argues that confronting Blumenberg's secularization critique and his associated legitimation of modernity with a romantic conception of poetic reason requires revisions on both sides, and that the work of Lacan is especially well-suited to provide the conditions upon which a legitimation of poetic reason can be provided.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eO. Bradley Bassler\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor, Emeritus at the University of Georgia, Athens, USA. He has published five previous books, including two with Palgrave Macmillan: \u003ci\u003eDiagnosing Contemporary Philosophy with the Matrix Movies\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eKant, Shelley and the Visionary Critique of Metaphysics \u003c\/i\u003e(2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eO. Bradley Bassler\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor, Emeritus at the University of Georgia, Athens, USA. He has published five previous books, including two with Palgrave Macmillan: \u003ci\u003eDiagnosing Contemporary Philosophy with the Matrix Movies\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eKant, Shelley and the Visionary Critique of Metaphysics \u003c\/i\u003e(2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 355\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715410555187,"sku":"9783031123139","price":185.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y0ZON2JrQzY1eWgrOHRFUitIUjhIQT09.webp?v=1763604155","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-legitimacy-of-poetic-reason-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}