Freedom, Luck, and Catastrophe: Ernest Hemingway, John Dewey, and Immanuel Kant

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James Dawes

The Language of War: Literature and Culture in the U.S. From the Civil War Through World War II, pp.107-130

2002

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Title: Freedom, Luck, and Catastrophe: Ernest Hemingway, John Dewey, and Immanuel Kant
Author/Creator: James Dawes
Publication Details: The Language of War: Literature and Culture in the U.S. From the Civil War Through World War II, pp.107-130
Annotation: Reads A Farewell to Arms through an epistemological lens, examining the roles of luck and will in determining morality. Asserts Henry s obsessive rule following and disregard for consequences expresses his Kantian morality, which complements Catherine s consequentialist Deweyan morality. Explores how they influence each other until both moralities become muddled and ineffectual, thus demonstrating Hemingway s critique of both moral systems.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991015131955103691