This study contends that American writer Cormac Mc Carthy not only is philosophical, or a “writer of ideas, ” but rather that he has a philosophy. Devoting one main chapter to each facet of Mc Carthy’s thought – his metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, respectively – the study engages in focused readings of all of Mc Carthy’s major works. Along the way, the study brings Mc Carthy’s ideas into conversation with a host of philosophers who range from Plato to Alain Badiou, with figures such as William James, Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, and Slavoj Žižek featured prominently. Situated at the crossroads of literary studies, literary theory, cultural studies, continental philosophy, and theology, the appeal of
Cormac Mc Carthy’s Philosophy is widespread and deeply interdisciplinary.
Table of Content
Introduction.- 1. Metaphysics.- 2. Epistemology and Modernity.- 3. Ethics and Narrative.- Index.
About the author
Ty Hawkins is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Honors Program at Walsh University of Ohio, USA, where he teaches courses in American literature and rhetoric. His first book,
Reading Vietnam Amid the War on Terror, appeared in 2012. He has also published in journals such as
Critique,
College Literature, and
Papers on Language and Literature.
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