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This book explores significant literary and critical thinking achievements that have shaped our world. This slim yet comprehensive guide is divided into three parts: Dawn of the Western Tradition, Epistemologies of Knowledge, and Literary Phenomenology & Cultural Contexts: Exploring Identity, Truth, & Ecology.
Blending ancient wisdom with modern insights, this book delves into a wide array of topics, including aesthetics, comparative literature, cultural-historical psychology, ecocritical analysis, epistemology, ethics, historiography, the mind-body problem, literary phenomenology, literary theory, mythology, and sociocultural context. It examines the works of notable figures such as the timeless scribe of Gilgamesh, Hesiod, Homer, Sappho, Thucydides, Cervantes, Descartes, the Dalai Lama, and Pope Francis. Additionally, it scrutinizes insights from prominent thinkers including Antonio Muñoz Molina, Christopher Booker, David Castillo, Timothy Morton, Gilbert Ryle, Mary Klages, Rita Felski, Terry Gilliam, and William Egginton.
Contents
Part I: Dawn of the Western Tradition.- Chapter 1: Gilgamesh: An Epic for All Seasons.- Chapter 2: Plato's Tenth Muse: "Now, I Will Sing This Beautifully".- Chapter 3: Quid Pro Quo With the Gods: Anthropomorphism in Hesiod's Theogony.- Chapter 4: The Three Faces of Thucydides.- Part II: Epistemologies of Knowledge.- Chapter 5: Bridging Worlds: Comparative Epistemology and the Mind-Body Debate.- Chapter 6: Knowing That and Knowing How: Must It Be Either/Or? .- Chapter 7: Reimagining Knowledge: From Dualism to Pluralistic Epistemologies.- Part III: Literary Phenomenology & Cultural Contexts: Exploring Identity, Truth, & Ecology.- Chapter 8: Caring for Our Common Home: Ecocritical Perspectives on Pope Francis's Laudato Si'.- Chapter 9: Exploring Identity: Antonio Muñoz Molina's (2015) Take on Don Quixote.- Chapter 10: From Don Quixote to Post-Truth: Baroque Insights for Modern Times.- Chapter 11: From Page to Screen: Adapting Don Quixote for a New Era.- Chapter 12: Reading Through Time: Navigating Change with Literary Theory.- Chapter 13: Recognition, Enchantment, Knowledge, and Shock: A Response to Felski's Literary Phenomenology.



