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Facing the Other: Ethical Disruption and the American Mind (Horizons in Theory and American Culture) PDF

224 Pages·2010·0.872 MB·English
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by Linda Bolton| 2010| 224 pages| 0.872| English

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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.

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Author:Linda Bolton
Publication Year:2010
ISBN:9780807136461
Pages:224
Language:English
File Size:0.872
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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