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Blakey Vermeule

    Action Versus Contemplation
    Why Do We Care about Literary Characters?
    • Why Do We Care about Literary Characters?

      • 296 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Vermeule draws upon recent research in cognitive science to understand the mental processes underlying human social interactions without sacrificing solid literary criticism. People interested in literary theory, in cognitive analyses of the arts, and in Darwinian approaches to human culture will find much to ponder in Why Do We Care about Literary Characters?

      Why Do We Care about Literary Characters?
    • Action Versus Contemplation

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      3.6(22)Add rating

      It is truly an ancient debate: Is it better to be active or contemplative? With Action vs. Contemplation, Jennifer Summit and Blakey Vermeule address the question in a refreshingly unexpected way: by refusing to take sides.

      Action Versus Contemplation