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Rosemann, Philipp W. (2018) Leonard Cohen, Philosopher. Maynooth Philosophical Papers, 9. pp. 1-20. ISSN 2009-7751
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Abstract
This paper, which the author delivered as his inaugural lecture as the Chair of Philosophy at Maynooth University, explores the relationship between philosophy, poetry, and religion. Through a line-by-line interpretation of Leonard Cohen's song 'Steer Your Way', it discovers the poet in a space between postmodern disillusionment and a desire for faith. What opens Cohen to the latter is specifically the experience of pain and brokenness, which lead him to the figure of Jesus. The paper concludes with a reflection on Richard Kearney's notion of 'anatheism', the return to a 'God after God'.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Leonard Cohen; popular music; philosophy of religion; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Philosophy |
| Item ID: | 10347 |
| Identification Number: | 10.5840/mpp20181091 |
| Depositing User: | Philipp W. Rosemann |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jan 2019 14:58 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Maynooth Philosophical Papers |
| Publisher: | Maynooth University Department of Philosophy |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/10347 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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