{"title":"Gary Saul Morson","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the thought-provoking works of \u003cem\u003eGary Saul Morson\u003c\/em\u003e, a renowned scholar whose writings delves deep into the realms of Arts \u0026amp; Culture. With an inquisitive mind and a flair for insightful analysis, Morson explores the complexity and beauty of human thought and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his notable works is \u003cstrong\u003eWonder Confronts Certainty\u003c\/strong\u003e, a book that challenges readers to embrace the juxtaposition of curiosity and conviction. Through compelling narratives and nuanced perspectives, Morson invites us to re-examine the certainties of our world and to rediscover a sense of wonder in the everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngage with Morson's work to enrich your understanding of cultural phenomena and the intricacies of human experience. His books are an excellent addition to any collection focussed on stimulating discussion and intellectual growth.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wonder-confronts-certainty-by-gary-saul-morson-9780674299184","title":"Wonder Confronts Certainty","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/em\u003e Editor's Pick \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"[A] masterly panorama of classic Russian literature and its hinterland of ideas.\" -\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Wise and authoritative…As the best Russian literature teaches, the emancipation of the human will from all limits and restraints is the path of individual and collective perdition. We should all be grateful to Gary Saul Morson for drawing out that indispensable insight with such lucidity, erudition, and grace.\" - Daniel J. Mahoney, \u003cem\u003eNew Criterion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWonder Confronts Certainty\u003c\/em\u003e is Gary Saul Morson's magnum opus.\" - Joseph Epstein, \u003cem\u003eWashington Free Beacon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince the age of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov, Russian literature has posed questions about good and evil, moral responsibility, and human freedom with a clarity and intensity found nowhere else. In this wide-ranging meditation, Gary Saul Morson delineates intellectual debates that have coursed through two centuries of Russian writing, as the greatest thinkers of the empire and then the Soviet Union enchanted readers with their idealism, philosophical insight, and revolutionary fervour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMorson describes the Russian literary tradition as an argument between a radical intelligentsia that uncompromisingly followed ideology down the paths of revolution and violence, and writers who probed ever more deeply into the human condition. Exploring apologia for bloodshed, Morson adapts Mikhail Bakhtin's concept of the non-alibi—the idea that one cannot escape or displace responsibility for one's actions. Throughout, Morson isolates a characteristic theme of Russian culture: how the aspiration to relieve profound suffering can lead to either heartfelt empathy or bloodthirsty tyranny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a contest between unyielding dogmatism and open-minded dialogue, between heady certainty and a humble sense of wonder at the world's elusive complexity—a thought-provoking journey into inescapable questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46795558027500,"sku":"9780674299184","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1493723482428.jpg?v=1757042472"},{"product_id":"wonder-confronts-certainty-by-gary-saul-morson-9780674971806","title":"Wonder Confronts Certainty","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA noted literary scholar traverses the Russian canon, exploring how realists, idealists, and revolutionaries debated good and evil, moral responsibility, and freedom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince the age of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov, Russian literature has posed questions about good and evil, moral responsibility, and human freedom with a clarity and intensity found nowhere else. 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Are individual minds best understood in terms of an overarching theory or, as Tolstoy thought, by tracing the \"tiny alternations of consciousness\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring apologia for bloodshed, Morson adapts Mikhail Bakhtin's concept of the non-alibi—the idea that one cannot escape or displace responsibility for one's actions. 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