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I know this is an old post, but here's an answer if you still want it.
(Actually, it's "Slacker" (singular)--not to be confused with that miserable thing "Slackers.")
Louis's early work was primarily focused on Kierkegaard (he published two books on Kierkegaard, in fact), but he took a reading sabbatical in the early 1970s after discovering the postmods. Afterwards he devoted most of his work to the relationship between philosophy and literature, although he also published his final (I think) book on medieval philosophy ("Peregrinations of the Word" is the title). He published few academic articles, but you can find one in Robert and Kathy Solomon's "The Philosophy of (Erotic) Love." He also taught classes on ethics and ancient philosophy.
Louis held teaching positions at Rice University in Houston, and then at the University of Texas at Austin--where Rick Linklater cast him in "Slacker" and later in "Waking Life." He retired a couple of years ago but was still working on a final manuscript at the time . . . . I don't think he has published it. He was every bit as charismatic, charming, funny, and erudite in person as he appears in Linklater's films.
I also Googled his name today because I just got word that he is very very ill, too ill to receive visitors, and he may not live through the week. He was a great teacher and a good friend and he will be terribley missed. |
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