Henry Miller: The Inhuman Artist: A Philosophical Inquiry

Against skeptics Männiste argues that Miller does indeed have a philosophy of his own which underpins most of his texts. It is demonstrated that this philosophy as a metaphysical sense of life forms a system the understanding of which is necessary to adequately explain even some of the most basic of Miller's ideas. Building upon his notion of the inhuman artist Miller's philosophical foundation is revealed through his literary attacks against the metaphysical design of the modern age. It is argued that by repudiating some of the most potent elements of late modernity such as history modern technology and an aesthetisized view of art Miller paves the way for overcoming Western metaphysics. Finally it is showed that philosophically this aim is governed by Miller's idiosyncratic concept of art in which one is led towards self-liberation through transcending the modern society and its dehumanizing pursuits.