Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1972. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-137).

Orientador: Karin Volobuef / Banca: Helmut Paul Erich Galle / Banca: Juliana Pasquarelli Perez / Banca: Luís Fernandes dos Santos Nascimento / Banca: Márcio Suzuki / Resumo: Recentes pesquisas sobre a obra literária de Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) retomaram a famosa "crise-kantiana" do autor como fator de grande relevância no estudo de seu universo literário. Tim Mehigan, por exemplo, em seu livro Heinrich von Kleist: writing after Kant (2011) nos apresenta uma nova faceta de interpretação desta crise ao considerá-la como o ponto de partida para o desenvolvimento de Kleist como um grande colaborador da filosofia pós-kantiana, pois suas cartas (a partir de 1800), ensaios e obras literárias refletem o embate entre a teoria do conhecimento de Kant e os limites a que a autoconsciência pode chegar na apreensão dos dados da realidade empírica. O trabalho de Kleist, neste ponto de vista, pode ser entendido como "pós-kantiano" na medida em que vai além da escola kantiana e discute novas questões culturais, estéticas e filosóficas abertas pelo próprio Kant. Essas conclusões nos permitem avançar a discussão empreendida por estes pesquisadores para a abordagem de uma temática frequente nas obras de Kleist: a quebra de limites entre os conceitos de maldade (Das Böse) e bondade (Das Gute) desenvolvidos durante a Aufklärung. Essa quebra nos parece estar fortemente associada a uma subversão do conceito de realidade extraído por Kleist da noção kantiana de apreensão da realidade pela razão e ao ceticismo muito característico da filosofia de Hume. Assim, nesta pesquisa, procuraremos demonstrar em que consiste essa quebra de limites do bem e do mal e como a com... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Recent researches on the Heinrich von Kleist's literary works (1777-1811) recovered the author's famous "Kant crisis" as a factor of great relevance in the study of his literary universe. Tim Mehigan, for example, in his book Heinrich von Kleist: writing after Kant (2011) presents a new facet of interpretation of this crisis by considering it as the starting point for Kleist's development as a great contributor to post- Kantian philosophy, because his letters (from 1800), essays and literary works reflect the clash between Kant's theory of knowledge and the limits to which self-consciousness can arrive at the apprehension of the data of empirical reality. Kleist's work, from this point of view, can be understood as "post-Kantian" in that as long as it goes beyond the Kantian school and discusses new cultural, aesthetic and philosophical issues opened by Kant himself. These conclusions allow us to advance the discussion undertaken by these researchers towards an approach of a frequent theme in Kleist's works: a break in the boundaries between the concepts of badness (Das Böse) and goodness (Das Gute) developed during the Aufklärung. This break seems to us to be strongly associated with a subversion of the concept of reality drawn out by Kleist from the Kantian notion of apprehension of reality by reason and the very characteristic skepticism of Hume's philosophy. Therefore, in this research, we will attempt to demonstrate what this break of the limits between good and evil con... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2003. / Advisor: Zdravko Planinc. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 347-362). Also available via World Wide Web.

This thesis argues that George MacDonald's literary influence upon C. S. Lewis-concerning the themes of pain, suffering, evil and goodness-was transforming and long-lasting. It is argued in the opening chapter that MacDonald's work had a great deal to do with the change in young Lewis's imagination, helping to convert him from a romantic doubter to a romantic believer in God and his goodness. A review of both writers' first works suggests that such influence may have begun earlier in Lewis's career than has been noticed. The second chapter examines how both authors contended with the problems that pain and suffering present, and how both understood and presented the nature of faith. Differences in their treatment of these subjects are noted, but it is argued that these views and depictions share fundamental elements, and that MacDonald's direct influence can be demonstrated in particular cases. The view that MacDonald was primarily a champion of feelings is challenged, as is the idea that either man's later writing displays a loss of faith in God and his goodness. The third chapter, in specifically refuting the assertion that MacDonald's view of evil was inclusive in the Jungian or dualistic sense, shows how both authors' work maintains an unmistakable distinction between evil fortune and moral evil. The next two chapters examine fundamental similarities in their treatment of evil and goodness. Special care is taken in these two chapters to trace MacDonald's direct influence, especially regarding the differences they believed existed between hell's Pride and what they believed God to be. The fifth chapter reviews their ideas and depictions of heaven in summing up the study's argument concerning the overall influence of MacDonald's writing upon Lewis's imagination-in particular the change in Lewis's understanding of the relations between Spirits, Nature, and God.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2008. / Title from title page screen (viewed on Sept. 14, 2009). Thesis advisor: Thomas Haddox. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.