On Stories

The Thinking in Action Series

By: Richard Kearney

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Paperback | 18 October 2001 | Edition Number 1

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Stories offer us some of the richest and most enduring insights into the human condition and have preoccupied philosophy since Aristotle. On Stories presents in clear and compelling style just why narrative has this power over us and argues that the unnarrated life is not worth living. Drawing on the work of James Joyce, Sigmund Freud's patient 'Dora' and the case of Oscar Schindler, Richard Kearney skilfully illuminates how stories not only entertain us but can determine our lives and personal identities. He also considers nations as stories, including the story of Romulus and Remus in the founding of Rome. Throughout, On Stories stresses that, far from heralding the demise of narrative, the digital era merely opens up new stories.

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...a paean to storytelling....The voice is clear, humane and level-headed. Kearney serves as an guide through this brief history of the ways stories have worked, for better or for worse, in our lives..

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature Literary Theory Philosophy History of Western Philosophy Western Philosophy Analytical Philosophy & Logical Positivism Psychology Psychological Theory, Systems, Schools of Thought & Viewpoints

Preface	p. xi
Where Do Stories Come From?	p. 1
Where Do Stories Come From?	p. 3
Three Case Histories: Daedalus, Dora, Schindler	p. 15
From History to Story: the Case of Stephen Daedalus	p. 17
Whose Story is It Anyway? the Case of Dora	p. 31
Testifying to History: the Case of Schindler	p. 47
The Paradox of Testimony	p. 61
National Narratives: Rome, Britain, America	p. 77
Introduction	p. 79
Roman Foundation Myths: Aeneas and Romulus	p. 84
Britain and Ireland: a Tale of Siamese Twins	p. 91
America and Its 'Others': Frontier Stories	p. 102
Conclusion: Border Crossings	p. 118
Narrative Matters	p. 123
Narrative Matters	p. 125
Notes	p. 157
Index	p. 191
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