Entertaining the Idea
Gallagher, Lowell / Kearney, James / Lupton, Julia Reinhard![Entertaining the Idea](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/337/33793618/CHSBZCOP0333793618.jpg)
To entertain an idea is to take it in, pay attention to it, give it breathing room, dwell with it for a time. The practice of entertaining ideas suggests rumination and meditation, inviting us to think of philosophy as a form of hospitality and a kind of mental theatre. In this collection, organized around key words shared by philosophy and performance, the editors suggest that Shakespeare's plays supply readers, listeners, viewers, and perfor...