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Papers by Anthony Squiers
Philosophy and Literature, 2013
BRILL eBooks, 2014
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
BRILL eBooks, 2014
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe ... more composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe City ofMahagonny and other projects) and Hanns Eisler (who he collaborated with on The Measures Taken, The Mother, Kuhle Wampe and other projects) and the influential philosopher Karl Korsch whose discussion groups and classes Brecht attended. These associations, along with his theatrical successes and his reputation for keen intellect made Brecht an important and influential left intellectual in Germany at the time and thus a potential target for the Nazi aggression that followed the Reichstag fire. In fear of the Nazis and their designs to eradicate Marxism, Brecht spent fifteen years in exile. He first went to Denmark, then to Sweden, Finland and the US in an attempt to stay ahead of the progressing German military. He spent 1941-47 in Santa Monica where he often associated with other exiled German
composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe ... more composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe City ofMahagonny and other projects) and Hanns Eisler (who he collaborated with on The Measures Taken, The Mother, Kuhle Wampe and other projects) and the influential philosopher Karl Korsch whose discussion groups and classes Brecht attended. These associations, along with his theatrical successes and his reputation for keen intellect made Brecht an important and influential left intellectual in Germany at the time and thus a potential target for the Nazi aggression that followed the Reichstag fire. In fear of the Nazis and their designs to eradicate Marxism, Brecht spent fifteen years in exile. He first went to Denmark, then to Sweden, Finland and the US in an attempt to stay ahead of the progressing German military. He spent 1941-47 in Santa Monica where he often associated with other exiled German
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
BRILL eBooks, 2014
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe ... more composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe City ofMahagonny and other projects) and Hanns Eisler (who he collaborated with on The Measures Taken, The Mother, Kuhle Wampe and other projects) and the influential philosopher Karl Korsch whose discussion groups and classes Brecht attended. These associations, along with his theatrical successes and his reputation for keen intellect made Brecht an important and influential left intellectual in Germany at the time and thus a potential target for the Nazi aggression that followed the Reichstag fire. In fear of the Nazis and their designs to eradicate Marxism, Brecht spent fifteen years in exile. He first went to Denmark, then to Sweden, Finland and the US in an attempt to stay ahead of the progressing German military. He spent 1941-47 in Santa Monica where he often associated with other exiled German
Philosophizing Brecht, 2019
The anthology unites scholars from varied backgrounds with the notion that the theories and artis... more The anthology unites scholars from varied backgrounds with the notion that the theories and artistic productions of Bertolt Brecht are key missing links in bridging diverse discourses in social philosophy, theatre, consciousness studies, and aesthetics. It offers readers interdisciplinary perspectives that create unique dialogues between Brecht and important thinkers such as Althusser, Anders, Bakhtin, Benjamin, Godard, Marx, and Plato. While exploring salient topics such as consciousness, courage, ethics, political aesthetics, and representations of race and the body, it penetrates the philosophical Brecht seeing in him the never-ending dialectic-the idea, the theory, the narrative, the character that is never foreclosed. This book is an essential read for all those interested in Brecht as a socio-cultural theorist and for theatre practitioners.
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht, 2014
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht, 2014
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht, 2014
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht, 2014
Philosophy and Literature, 2015
In the April 2010 edition of Philosophy and Literature, an article appeared entitled “What’s Wron... more In the April 2010 edition of Philosophy and Literature, an article appeared entitled “What’s Wrong with Alienation?” by Heidi M. Silcox. In this article, Silcox makes an analogy between great German Marxist playwright Bertolt Brecht’s estrangement effects and the psychological phenomenon of imaginative resistance. Silcox attempts to debunk Brecht’s theory that his theatrical and literary techniques could cause the audience to experience their present reality in radically new and meaningful ways. However, several fatal pathologies in her theoretical conceptualization and empirical data leave her conclusions largely invalid.
Philosophy and Literature, 2013
BRILL eBooks, 2014
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
BRILL eBooks, 2014
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe ... more composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe City ofMahagonny and other projects) and Hanns Eisler (who he collaborated with on The Measures Taken, The Mother, Kuhle Wampe and other projects) and the influential philosopher Karl Korsch whose discussion groups and classes Brecht attended. These associations, along with his theatrical successes and his reputation for keen intellect made Brecht an important and influential left intellectual in Germany at the time and thus a potential target for the Nazi aggression that followed the Reichstag fire. In fear of the Nazis and their designs to eradicate Marxism, Brecht spent fifteen years in exile. He first went to Denmark, then to Sweden, Finland and the US in an attempt to stay ahead of the progressing German military. He spent 1941-47 in Santa Monica where he often associated with other exiled German
composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe ... more composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe City ofMahagonny and other projects) and Hanns Eisler (who he collaborated with on The Measures Taken, The Mother, Kuhle Wampe and other projects) and the influential philosopher Karl Korsch whose discussion groups and classes Brecht attended. These associations, along with his theatrical successes and his reputation for keen intellect made Brecht an important and influential left intellectual in Germany at the time and thus a potential target for the Nazi aggression that followed the Reichstag fire. In fear of the Nazis and their designs to eradicate Marxism, Brecht spent fifteen years in exile. He first went to Denmark, then to Sweden, Finland and the US in an attempt to stay ahead of the progressing German military. He spent 1941-47 in Santa Monica where he often associated with other exiled German
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
BRILL eBooks, 2014
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe ... more composers, Kurt Weill (who he collaborated with on The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall ofthe City ofMahagonny and other projects) and Hanns Eisler (who he collaborated with on The Measures Taken, The Mother, Kuhle Wampe and other projects) and the influential philosopher Karl Korsch whose discussion groups and classes Brecht attended. These associations, along with his theatrical successes and his reputation for keen intellect made Brecht an important and influential left intellectual in Germany at the time and thus a potential target for the Nazi aggression that followed the Reichstag fire. In fear of the Nazis and their designs to eradicate Marxism, Brecht spent fifteen years in exile. He first went to Denmark, then to Sweden, Finland and the US in an attempt to stay ahead of the progressing German military. He spent 1941-47 in Santa Monica where he often associated with other exiled German
Philosophizing Brecht, 2019
The anthology unites scholars from varied backgrounds with the notion that the theories and artis... more The anthology unites scholars from varied backgrounds with the notion that the theories and artistic productions of Bertolt Brecht are key missing links in bridging diverse discourses in social philosophy, theatre, consciousness studies, and aesthetics. It offers readers interdisciplinary perspectives that create unique dialogues between Brecht and important thinkers such as Althusser, Anders, Bakhtin, Benjamin, Godard, Marx, and Plato. While exploring salient topics such as consciousness, courage, ethics, political aesthetics, and representations of race and the body, it penetrates the philosophical Brecht seeing in him the never-ending dialectic-the idea, the theory, the narrative, the character that is never foreclosed. This book is an essential read for all those interested in Brecht as a socio-cultural theorist and for theatre practitioners.
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht
This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explo... more This book presents Brecht’s thought in the context of a revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and explores his vision of consciousness as it relates to historical materialism, the dialectic of enlightenment, social ontology, epistemology and ethics.
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht, 2014
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht, 2014
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht, 2014
An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht, 2014
Philosophy and Literature, 2015
In the April 2010 edition of Philosophy and Literature, an article appeared entitled “What’s Wron... more In the April 2010 edition of Philosophy and Literature, an article appeared entitled “What’s Wrong with Alienation?” by Heidi M. Silcox. In this article, Silcox makes an analogy between great German Marxist playwright Bertolt Brecht’s estrangement effects and the psychological phenomenon of imaginative resistance. Silcox attempts to debunk Brecht’s theory that his theatrical and literary techniques could cause the audience to experience their present reality in radically new and meaningful ways. However, several fatal pathologies in her theoretical conceptualization and empirical data leave her conclusions largely invalid.
This essay does two things. First, it provides a framework for understanding Brecht within analyt... more This essay does two things. First, it provides a framework for understanding Brecht within analytic philosophy by demonstrating how his use of his adaptation's Fabel positions him within philosophical discourse. Second, it provides a case study of Brecht's adapted story, " Socrates Wounded " using that framework. This case study examines the story in relation to Plato's accounts of Socrates fighting at the battle of Delium with specific attention to the theme of courage. It finds that while both agree that courage is found in the wisdom to do the morally just action, they disagree on the nature of that wisdom and on what acts can be considered morally justified. It also finds that while both authors insist on a moral imperative to act courageously, the respective imperatives have different roots and that the two thinkers disagree as to whether or not one must be steadfast in order to be brave.
The Politics of the Sacred in America: The Role of Civil Religion in Political Practice, 2018
This book provides a comprehensive investigation of the political dimensions of civil religion in... more This book provides a comprehensive investigation of the political dimensions of civil religion in the United States. By employing an original social-psychological theory rooted in semiotics, it offers a qualitative and quantitative empirical examination of more than fifty years of political rhetoric. Further, it presents two in-depth case studies that examine how the cultural, totemic sign of ‘the Founding Fathers’ and the signs of America’s sacred texts (the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence) are used in attempts to link partisan policy positions with notions that the country collectively holds sacred. The book’s overarching thesis is that America’ s civil religion serves as a discursive framework for the country’s politics of the sacred, mediating the
demands of particularistic interests and social solidarity through the interaction of social belief and institutional politics like elections and the Supreme Court. The book penetrates America’s unique political religiosity to reveal and unravel the intricate ways in which politics, political institutions, religion and culture intertwine in the United States.
Philosophizing Brecht: Critical Readings on Art, Consciousness, Social Theory and Performance
The anthology unites scholars from varied backgrounds with the notion that the theories and arti... more The anthology unites scholars from varied backgrounds with the notion that the theories and artistic productions of Bertolt Brecht are key missing links in bridging diverse discourses in social philosophy, theatre, consciousness studies, and aesthetics. It offers readers interdisciplinary perspectives that create unique dialogues between Brecht and important thinkers such as Althusser, Anders, Bakhtin, Benjamin, Godard, Marx, and Plato. While exploring salient topics such as consciousness, courage, ethics, political aesthetics, and representations of race and the body, it penetrates the philosophical Brecht seeing in him the never-ending dialectic-the idea, the theory, the narrative, the character that is never foreclosed. This book is an essential read for all those interested in Brecht as a socio-cultural theorist and for theatre practitioners.