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Book Title
Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy : the Footprints of a Gigantic Mind
Publication Name
Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy
Title
Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy
Subtitle
The Footprints of a Gigantic Mind
Author
Josef Steiff
Contributor
Josef Steiff (Edited by)
Format
Trade Paperback
EAN
9780812697315
ISBN
9780812697315
Publisher
Open Court
Genre
Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Topic
Mystery & Detective, General, Essays
Release Date
01/12/2011
Release Year
2011
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.6in
Item Length
9in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Series
Popular Culture and Philosophy
Publication Year
2011
Item Width
6in
Number of Pages
384 Pages

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This entertaining collection of essays deserves to exist because Sherlock Holmes sees things others don't. He sees the world in a different way, and by so doing, allows us to see that same world - and human behavior - in different ways as well. Oh, sure, there have been countless detectives who have followed in his footsteps and who seem to rival his abilities. Just turn on the TV or browse the local bookshop and you'll find idiosyncratic super sleuths using forensics and reasoning to solve a whole host of crimes and misdeeds. And yet no one rivals our dear, dear Holmes. Why does Sherlock reign, even more than a century later, as king? Can this mystery be solved? Unable to reach either Holmes or Watson (or Doyle for that matter, though we've tried every medium we can think of), we've been forced to gather our own team of investigators to practice their powers of observation and perception, to apply their own reasoning and methodologies to the task at hand. The results, I fear, have led us to a number of cases that must be solved first. Is Holmes simply eccentric or a sociopath? s he human, a dog or something from the holodeck? Is he as dangerous on the page as he is in person? Wait - does he even exist? For that matter, do you? (I fear several investigators have been forced to take a much needed holiday after wrestling with that one.) What is the source of his faculty of observation and facility for deduction? Systematic training as Watson surmises? Genetic? Or is he just really lucky? And is this whole logic thing compatible with emotions? Are Holmes and Watson good friends or soul mates? Just what is the nature of friendship? Do they complete each other or just get on each other's nerves? And why all the secrecy? Disguises? Deceptions? The plot thickens. What is the essence of consciousness? Is the observable world subject to our intentions? Why does Holmes debunk mysticism when Doyle so readily embraces it? Why is Holmes our favorite drug user? Our notebooks are filled with clues and, dare I say, answers. Is there more than one way to define the concept, justice? Is hope necessary in the world? Is boredom? Play? Can any thing really be understood? Objectively? And just what is the last unresolved mystery involving Sherlock Holmes? The game that's afoot isn't just the thing being pursued but the fun to be had as well.

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Publisher
Open Court
ISBN-10
0812697316
ISBN-13
9780812697315
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102807562

Product Key Features

Book Title
Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy : the Footprints of a Gigantic Mind
Author
Josef Steiff
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective, General, Essays
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Number of Pages
384 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
61
Lc Classification Number
Pr4624.S46 2011
Copyright Date
2011
Lccn
2011-030635
Dewey Decimal
823/.8
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Popular Culture and Philosophy Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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