Touching On The Work Of Philosophers Including Richardson, Kant, Hume, Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, And Dewey, This Study Examines The History Of What Philosophers Have Had To Say About Shakespeare As A Subject Of Philosophy, From The Seventeenth-century To The Present. Stewart's Volume Will Be Of Interest To Shakespeareans, Literary Critics, And Philosophers. (barnes & Noble) Philosophy's Shakespeare: Defining Terms -- Philosophy's Shakespeare: Breaking The Silence -- Hume's Shakespeare -- Shakespeare And Subjectivity: Kierkegaard And Nietzsche -- Pragmatism's Shakespeare -- Shakespeare And The Limits Of Wittgenstein's World -- Shakespeare And The Litrification Of Philosophy -- Appendix: The Evolution Of Richardson's Philosophical Analysis. Stanley Stewart. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [207]-214) And Index.