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Disrupted Intersubjectivity: Paralysis and Invasion in Ian McEwan’s Works

Disrupted Intersubjectivity: Paralysis and Invasion in Ian McEwan’s Works

Patricia Pisters
4.6/5 ( ratings)
Disrupted Intersubjectivity investigates two classes of phenomena creating failures of understanding in social interaction, referred to as 'paralysis' and 'invasion.' Both can be understood as disrupted forms of intersubjectivity, the former being characterized by a lack/deficiency of ways of relating to others, and the latter by an unnecessary surplus. By studying the literary accounts of these phenomena in a selection of Ian McEwan's literary works , Andrei Ionescu sheds light on the epistemological potential of literature and the structure of human relationships in general.

Part of the developing field of cognitive literary studies, Disrupted Intersubjectivity not only uses cognitive scientific theories in order to clarify literary issues, but also investigates to what extent can literature itself contribute to the process of understanding the workings of the human mind. By investigating the metacognitive issues staged and reflected upon in literary works, Ionescu challenges and refines contemporary cognitive and philosophical approaches to intersubjectivity and opens directions for further theoretical and empirical research.
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Release
June 11, 2020
ISBN
1501362461
ISBN 13
9781501362460

Disrupted Intersubjectivity: Paralysis and Invasion in Ian McEwan’s Works

Patricia Pisters
4.6/5 ( ratings)
Disrupted Intersubjectivity investigates two classes of phenomena creating failures of understanding in social interaction, referred to as 'paralysis' and 'invasion.' Both can be understood as disrupted forms of intersubjectivity, the former being characterized by a lack/deficiency of ways of relating to others, and the latter by an unnecessary surplus. By studying the literary accounts of these phenomena in a selection of Ian McEwan's literary works , Andrei Ionescu sheds light on the epistemological potential of literature and the structure of human relationships in general.

Part of the developing field of cognitive literary studies, Disrupted Intersubjectivity not only uses cognitive scientific theories in order to clarify literary issues, but also investigates to what extent can literature itself contribute to the process of understanding the workings of the human mind. By investigating the metacognitive issues staged and reflected upon in literary works, Ionescu challenges and refines contemporary cognitive and philosophical approaches to intersubjectivity and opens directions for further theoretical and empirical research.
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Release
June 11, 2020
ISBN
1501362461
ISBN 13
9781501362460

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