Seven Modes of Uncertainty
| Author | : C. Namwali Serpell |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 2014-04-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674729094 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674729099 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (099 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Seven Modes of Uncertainty by : C. Namwali Serpell
Download or read book Seven Modes of Uncertainty written by C. Namwali Serpell and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literature is uncertain. Literature is good for us. These two ideas are often taken for granted. But what is the relationship between literature’s capacity to perplex and its ethical value? Seven Modes of Uncertainty contends that literary uncertainty is crucial to ethics because it pushes us beyond the limits of our experience.
