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Chapter 10 - Philosophy

from Part III - Ideas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2021

By
David Kornhaber
Edited by
David Kornhaber  and
James N. Loehlin
David Kornhaber
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin
James N. Loehlin
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin
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Summary

Stoppard’s fascination with philosophy spans his whole career, from early pieces like Jumpers and Dogg’s Hamlet to Darkside and The Hard Problem. Though he was extraordinarily conversant in the disciplinary questions of British analytic philosophy, even striking up correspondences with some of its leading figures, Stoppard also always harboured reservations as to philosophy’s utility and insight, finding it in many cases insufficient compared to the depth of human exploration available in the theatre.

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Stoppardanalytic philosophycontinental philosophylogical positivismordinary language philosophyJumpersDogg’s HamletDarksideThe Hard Problem
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Tom Stoppard in Context , pp. 81 - 88
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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