Adventurers of Modern Thought -- Bakhtin: Dialogue and Carnival

Author: (Japanese) Kiyoshi Kitagawa, translated by Wei Xuan
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The authors of the "Adventurers of Modern Thought Series" are all Japanese philosophers, and their subjects of critique are Western philosophers. Their different perspectives and originality help broaden our horizons, benefiting researchers particularly. Bakhtin (1895-1975) was a Soviet humanities scholar and philosopher. Initially, he lectured at private gatherings before becoming a faculty member at Moldovan State University. Through his readings of Dostoevsky and Rabelais, he discussed maintaining a relationship permeated by others' discourse and an unfinished dialogue with others. His major works include Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics and Rabelais and the Popular Culture of the Renaissance.