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Coming From Nothing : A Thought Experiment Novella by Matthew McKeever is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Coming From Nothing : A Thought Experiment Novella about?
Coming From Nothing is a tragi-comic love story concerned with notions of identity, such as Judith Butler's idea that sexual identity isn't determined by the body, and John Locke's that personal identity is a question of memory. The first novella in Zero Books new series of Thought Experiment Novellas, these are books that work out philosophical arguments in their plots. Whether focusing on William James' determinism, Descartes' mind/body dualism, or Judith Butler's argument for gender performativity, these short books attempt to flesh out philosophical problems. They are stories wherein philosophical ideas have consequences, at least in the lives of the characters.
Who reads Coming From Nothing : A Thought Experiment Novella?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Matthew McKeever
- Publisher
- Zero Books
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781785356193
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Philosophy, Literary Fiction
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