Poetics of Imagining: From Husserl to Lyotard

by Kearney

"Analyzes and assesses the decisive contributions made to our understanding of the imaginary life of phenomenology (Husserl, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Bachelard), hermeneutics (Heidegger, Ricoeur), and postmodernism (Vattimo, Kristeva, Lyotard) . . . superb and highly recommended." -The Midwest Book Review

Genres: Philosophy

Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Neil White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Richard Kearney's final two chapters are worth the cost of the book where he examines the future of imagination in the wake of post-modernity. This is a pretty deep read into one of the more difficult concepts of philosophy, how imagination can be understood. He engages Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Bachelard, Merleau-Ponty, Ricoeur, and then brings several post-modern voices into the conversation. Very thought provoking and it was insightful to see the evolution of the way the imagination has been looked at over the past century.

[Roy Kenagy]

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