{"product_id":"the-scenic-imagination-originary-thinking-from-hobbes-to-the-present-day-hardcover","title":"The Scenic Imagination: Originary Thinking from Hobbes to the Present Day - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Gans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book demonstrates the indispensability of the \"scenic imagination\" to human self-understanding by examining hypothetical scenes of origin in the writings of two dozen thinkers from Hobbes to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Gans has taught French literature and film at UCLA since 1969. Beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Language\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), Gans developed the concept of generative anthropology and has written four other books on the subject, including \u003ci\u003eSigns of Paradox: Irony, Resentment, and Other Mimetic Structures\u003c\/i\u003e (Stanford, 1997). He has also written books on Gustave Flaubert, Prosper Mérimée, and Alfred de Musset. Professor Gans is a \u003ci\u003eChevalier des Palmes académiques\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.64 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131166167175,"sku":"9780804757003","price":111.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fb33b68d30f7554eb4e627da91158b9b.webp?v=1732616832","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-scenic-imagination-originary-thinking-from-hobbes-to-the-present-day-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}