The Aphorism
Fragments from the Breakdown of Reason
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4270777 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary Saul Morson (0009-0004-3095-1322, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 409-429 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Literary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-6087 • E-ISSN: 1080-661X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/nlh.2003.0035 |
| OpenAlex | W2029547449 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 2 |
Aphorism, maxim, witticism, dictum and other short expressions have no clear definition and have been little studied. The present essay initiates a study in terms of genre, where short forms are considered (in Bakhtin's spirit) in terms of their sense of experience. In particular, this essay contrasts the aphorism (as practiced by Lao Tzu, Pascal, Tolstoy, and Wittgenstein) in contrast to the dictum (Bentham, Marx, Descartes, Leibniz). The dictum banishes the darkness, but the aphorism probes what it knows cannot ultimately be known: it is mystical
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |