The Philosophical Novel as a Literary Genre

<p>This book examines the conceptual existential and logical conditions under which the philosophical novel can be treated as a literary genre on a par with generally recognized literary genres such as mystery romantic adventure religious or historical novel. Michael H. Mitias argues that the philosophical novel meets these conditions. He advances a detailed analysis of the concept of literary genre and discusses the reasons which justify the claim that philosophical novel is a distinct literary genre. This is based on the assumption that philosophical ideas can be communicated metaphorically. An analysis of this assumption necessarily leads to a detailed discussion of the concept of metaphor and the extent to which it can be the vehicle of communicating philosophical truth.</p><br><p></p>