Philosophical Approaches to Cormac McCarthy by Christopher Eagle - 9780367667870

Philosophical Approaches to Cormac McCarthyBeyond Reckoning\nAuthor(s): Christopher Eagle\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367667870, 978-0367667870\nSynopsis\nThis book is the first edited collection to explore the role of philosophy in the works of Cormac McCarthy, significantly expanding the scope of philosophical inquiry into McCarthys writings. There is a strong and growing interest amongst philosophers in the relevance of McCarthys writings to key debates in contemporary philosophy, for example, debates on trauma and violence, on the relationship between language and world, and the place of the subject within history, temporality, and borders. To this end, the contributors to this collection focus on how McCarthys writings speak to various philosophical themes, including violence, war, nature, history, materiality, and the environment. Emphasizing the form of McCarthys texts, the chapters attend to the myr.