The ethics of writing : authorship and legacy in Plato and Nietzsche / [electronic resource]
Burke, Sean,1961-author.
The ethical question is the question of our times. Within critical theory  it has focused on the act of reading. This original and courageous study reverses the terms of inquiry to analyse the ethical composition of the act of writing.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
Introduction : The responsibilities of the writer -- The ethical opening -- The ethics of legacy -- Signature and authorship in the Phaedrus -- The textual estate : Nietzsche and authorial responsibility -- Conclusion : Creativity versus containment : the aesthetic defence.
The ethical question is the question of our times. Within critical theory  it has focused on the act of reading. This original and courageous study reverses the terms of inquiry to analyse the ethical composition of the act of writing.
Authorship
Authors and readers.
Criticism