The Resource Facing the other : ethical disruption and the American mind, Linda Bolton, (electronic resource)
Facing the other : ethical disruption and the American mind, Linda Bolton, (electronic resource)
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The item Facing the other : ethical disruption and the American mind, Linda Bolton, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Richland Library.
- Summary
- Linda Bolton uses six extraordinarily resonant moments in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American history to highlight the ethical challenge that the treatment of Native and African persons presented to the new republic's ideal of freedom. Most daringly, she examines the efficacy of the Declaration of Independence as a revolutionary text and explores the provocative question "What happens when freedom eclipses justice, when freedom breeds injustice?" Guided by the intellectual influence of philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, Bolton asserts that the traditional subject-centered -- or "I" -- concept of freedom is dependent on the transcendent presence of the "Other," and thus freedom becomes a privilege subordinate to justice. There can be no authentic freedom as long as others, whether Native American or African, are reduced from full human beings to concepts and thus properties of control or power. An eloquent and thoughtful rereading of the U.S. touchstones of democracy, this book argues forcefully for an ethical understanding of American literary history
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Isbn
- 9780807146170
- Label
- Facing the other : ethical disruption and the American mind
- Title
- Facing the other
- Title remainder
- ethical disruption and the American mind
- Statement of responsibility
- Linda Bolton
- Subject
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- Ethics -- United States -- History -- Sources
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 1783-1865 -- Sources
- Criticism, Textual
- Electronic books
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 -- Sources
- Other (Philosophy)
- Liberty in literature
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Sources
- Justice in literature
- Ethics in literature
- Political ethics -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Linda Bolton uses six extraordinarily resonant moments in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American history to highlight the ethical challenge that the treatment of Native and African persons presented to the new republic's ideal of freedom. Most daringly, she examines the efficacy of the Declaration of Independence as a revolutionary text and explores the provocative question "What happens when freedom eclipses justice, when freedom breeds injustice?" Guided by the intellectual influence of philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, Bolton asserts that the traditional subject-centered -- or "I" -- concept of freedom is dependent on the transcendent presence of the "Other," and thus freedom becomes a privilege subordinate to justice. There can be no authentic freedom as long as others, whether Native American or African, are reduced from full human beings to concepts and thus properties of control or power. An eloquent and thoughtful rereading of the U.S. touchstones of democracy, this book argues forcefully for an ethical understanding of American literary history
- Cataloging source
- Midwest
- Dewey number
- 172/.0973
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Horizons in theory and American culture
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Facing the other : ethical disruption and the American mind, Linda Bolton, (electronic resource)
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- Carrier MARC source
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- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9780807146170
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Publisher number
- MWT11794478
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 11794478
- System control number
- (MWT)MWT11794478
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Label
- Facing the other : ethical disruption and the American mind, Linda Bolton, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9780807146170
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Publisher number
- MWT11794478
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 11794478
- System control number
- (MWT)MWT11794478
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
Subject
- Criticism, Textual
- Electronic books
- Ethics -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Ethics in literature
- Justice in literature
- Liberty in literature
- Other (Philosophy)
- Political ethics -- United States -- History -- Sources
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 1783-1865 -- Sources
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Sources
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 -- Sources
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