Walker Percy, Philosopher

Walker Percy, Philosopher
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9783319779683
ISBN-13 : 3319779680
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Book Synopsis Walker Percy, Philosopher by : Leslie Marsh

Download or read book Walker Percy, Philosopher written by Leslie Marsh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though Walker Percy is best known as a novelist, he was first and foremost a philosopher. This collection offers a sustained examination of key aspects to his more technical philosophy (primarily semiotics and the philosophy of language) as well as some of his lesser known philosophical interests, including the philosophy of place and dislocation. Contributors expound upon Percy’s multifaceted philosophy, an invitation to literature and theology scholars as well as to philosophers who may not be familiar with the philosophical underpinnings of his work.


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