JOURNAL ARTICLE

The skillful means and meanings of philosophy: Attention and immersion in the philosophical art of writing.

  • Published In: Metaphilosophy, 2023, v. 54, n. 4. P. 403 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Johnson, Charles 3 of 3

Abstract

This response to Richard Shusterman's Philosophy and the Art of Writing focuses on his concern that philosophy is, first and foremost, a way of life, illustrated in the West by the Socratic ideal of the philosopher and in the East by the example of the scholar‐artist‐gentleman. This paper examines the process of Buddhist meditation and the process of creating novels, supplementing the authors Shusterman carefully examines with examples from Black American literature, the author's own teacher John Gardner, and artistic colleagues the author has known. The basic thrust of the response is that the skillful means used in writing can indeed be a form of self‐creation, but it can also be a means of liberation from the self. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Metaphilosophy. 2023/07, Vol. 54, Issue 4, p403
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Education
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0026-1068
  • DOI:10.1111/meta.12625
  • Accession Number:168591794
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