H. P. Lovecraft's Weird Atheism
Alienation, Transformation, and the Meaning of Life
H. P. Lovecraft's Weird Atheism
Alienation, Transformation, and the Meaning of Life
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Description
Through a sequential exegesis of Lovecraft's oeuvre, Michael Ardoline and Jon Cogburn puts Lovecraft's work into conversation with both contemporary and central historical philosophical issues.
As the undisputed "master of the weird", H. P. Lovecraft should be the perfect guide for the strange times in which we live. Yet even though many readers find Lovecraft's works philosophically thought-provoking, he has often been ignored by academic philosophers. H.P. Lovecraft's Weird Atheism serves as a major reinterpretation of the themes with which Lovecraft concerned himself, including the meaning and value of humanity in a hostile cosmos, the role of aesthetics in the good life, and the fear and allure of monstrosity.
Ardoline and Cogburn argue that one cannot understand the human condition without assaying the overwhelming evidence of such a god's radical absence, and explore how one might thrive via openness to an equally radical transformation. Through combining the insights of Western philosophy and classic horror literature, this book asserts how one might live a meaningful life in a cosmos hostile to the very possibility.
Table of Contents
Preface: The Meaning of Life
1. Manifesto for Weird Atheism
Book I: Alienation
2. Truth
3. Goodness
4. Beauty
Intermission: The World as a Vampire
Book II: Transformation
5. Monstrous Encounters
6. Radical Transformation
Concluding Disunified Postscripts: Reconciliations
7. Truth and Dreams
8. Worlds and Others
Bibliography
Product details
| Published | Apr 29 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9798216489474 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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