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| Autor/in | Cooney, Brian C. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Considering "Robinson Crusoe's Liberty of Conscience" in an Age of Terror |
| Quelle | In: College English, 69 (2007) 3, S.197-215 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0010-0994 |
| Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Foreign Countries; Freedom; Democracy; Historical Interpretation; Literary Criticism; Literature Appreciation; Political Attitudes; Novels; Reader Response; Self Determination; Rhetorical Invention; Foreign Policy; Iraq; United States |
| Abstract | This essay explores a reading of "Robinson Crusoe" that suggests the novel has taken on new gravity after the first "preemptive" war in U.S. history, a war justified by the attempt to "spread freedom" to Iraq. It examines how Crusoe comes to understand the relationship between the state and the individual. Robinson Crusoe demonstrates that John Locke's principle of tolerance actually entails exclusions, for Crusoe ultimately destroys the cannibals to protect his supposedly liberal order. This paradox has implications for the current war in Iraq, where the United States government invokes the ideal of freedom while insisting on its own particular vision of democracy. Crusoe teaches us that freedom imposed is limited and potentially involves the sacrifice of something fundamental to the subject's identity. (Contains 16 notes.) (ERIC). |
| Anmerkungen | National Council of Teachers of English. 1111 West Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Tel: 877-369-6283; Tel: 217-328-3870; Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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