Philosophical Contexts for Reading Poetry
A special issue of Philosophies (ISSN 2409-9287).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editor
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Dear Colleagues,
Poetry is not philosophy, nor was it meant to be, except in rare, glorious examples. And only Wittgenstein seems willing to claim that philosophy should be written as poetry. Yet it is difficult to imagine poetry not wanting to impinge on the cultural roles played by at least some philosophy. And some philosophers, like Hegel, at least want to influence the course of poetic practice. So, it seems useful to inquire into the various ways these two disciplines can overlap or have influenced one another’s modes of inquiry. For example, how do philosophical concerns help shape one’s attention to the work style accomplishments or the ambitions given form in a text? And how do those concerns help clarify the stakes involved in identifying with characters or dramatizing the significance of how scenes and arguments play out? Finally, why might it matter to envision competing philosophical stances explored through concrete situations?
Prof. Dr. Charles F. Altieri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- philosophical contexts
- poetic language
- metaphor and meaning
- esthetics and ethics
- phenomenology of art
- poetic knowledge
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