| Description |
1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Summary |
Philosophies of Crime Fiction provides a considered analysis of the philosophical ideas to be found in crime literature - both hidden and explicit. Josef Hoffmann ranges expertly across influences and inspirations in crime writing with a stellar cast including Conan Doyle, G K Chesterton, Dashiell Hammett, Albert Camus, Borges, Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler and Ted Lewis. Hoffmann examines why crime literature may provide stronger consolation for readers than philosophy. In so doing, he demonstrates the truth of Wittgenstein's claim that more wisdom is contained in the best crime fict |
| Contents |
Cover; About the Book; Quote; Title; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 Crime Fiction and Philosophy: Introduction and Overview; 2 Crime Fiction's Emergence from the Spirit of Western Philosophy; 3 The Rational World of Sherlock Holmes; 4 Gilbert Keith Chesterton's Christian Philosophy; 5 Hammett's Pragmatism; 6 Wittgenstein, PI, and the Mystery of the Missing Link; 7 Albert Camus and the Philosophy of Crime; 8 Jorge Luis Borges' Logic of Staging; 9 Death in Crime Fiction and Philosophy; 10 The Consolation of Crime Fiction is Stronger than the Consolation of Philosophy; Copyright |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Detective and mystery stories -- History and criticism.
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Detective and mystery stories -- Philosophy.
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FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General.
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PHILOSOPHY / Social
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Electronic books.
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Kelly, Carolyn.
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Majid, Nadia.
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da Rocha Abreu, Johanna.
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Freading.
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| Added Title |
Philosophien der Kriminalliteratur. English
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| Related To |
Print version: Hoffmann, Josef. Philosophies of Crime Fiction. Harpenden : No Exit, 2013 9781843441397 |
| ISBN |
9781843441427 (electronic bk.) |
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184344142X (electronic bk.) |
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9781843441403 (electronic bk.) |
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1843441403 (electronic bk.) |
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9781843441410 (electronic bk.) |
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1843441411 (electronic bk.) |
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