{"product_id":"entertaining-the-idea-2","title":"Entertaining the Idea","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo entertain an idea is to take it in, pay attention to it, give it breathing room, dwell with it for a time. The practice of entertaining ideas suggests rumination and meditation, inviting us to think of philosophy as a form of hospitality and a kind of mental theatre. In this collection, organized around key words shared by philosophy and performance, the editors suggest that Shakespeare’s plays supply readers, listeners, viewers, and performers with equipment for living.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn plays ranging from \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare invites readers and audiences to be more responsive to the texture and meaning of daily encounters, whether in the intimacies of love, the demands of social and political life, or moments of ethical decision. \u003ci\u003eEntertaining the Idea\u003c\/i\u003e features established and emerging scholars, addressing key words such as \u003ci\u003erole play\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eacknowledgment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ejudgment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eentertainment \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003ecurse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecare\u003c\/i\u003e. The volume also includes longer essays on Shakespeare, Kant, Husserl, and Hegel as well as an afterword by theatre critic Charles McNulty\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eon the philosophy and performance history of\u003ci\u003e King Lear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edited by Lowell Gallagher, James Kearney, and Julia Reinhard Lupton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575114694838,"sku":"9781487536237","price":47.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781487536237.jpg?v=1730228657","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/entertaining-the-idea-2","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}