Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1 Theoretical Foundations
1. Arguments and Readings: Philosophy in a Postfoundational World
Part 2 The Literary Turn in Thought and Practice
2. Martha Nussbaum: Literary Imagination and the Public Life
3. Richard Rorty: Non-Philosopher Kings and the Literary Republic
4. Terry Eagleton: Is There a Class in This Text? Literary Criticism and Social Theory
5. Judith Butler: Politics, Literature, and Radical Democracy
Part 3 The Future of the Literary Turn?
6. How to Read a Novel in a Democracy: Literature and Public Ethics
7. Beyond the Dolorous Haze: Literature in Political Thought and Analysis
8. Conclusion: The Literary Turn and Contemporary Political Discourse
Notes
Index