Franz Kafka and the Genealogy of Modern European Philosophy: From Phenomenology to Post-structuralism.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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0773460500

Franz Kafka and the genealogy of modern European philosophy; from phenomenology to post-structuralism.

Allan, Neil.

Edwin Mellen Pr.

2005

252 pages

$109.95

Hardcover

Problems in contemporary philosophy; v.61

PT2621

Allan, who teaches philosophy in Stratford-upon-Avon, seeks a coalition of philosophy and literature in the work of Kafka (1883-1924)...

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