Elegy for Theory

Rhetorically charged debates over theory have divided humanities scholars for decades. Rodowick steps back from arguments pro and con to assess why theory has become such a deeply contested concept. Far from lobbying for a return to the ¿high theory¿ of the 1980s, he calls for dialogue on an ethically inflected philosophy of the humanities.

About the author

D. N. Rodowick is Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago.

Summary

Rhetorically charged debates over theory have divided humanities scholars for decades. Rodowick steps back from arguments pro and con to assess why theory has become such a deeply contested concept. Far from lobbying for a return to the “high theory” of the 1980s, he calls for dialogue on an ethically inflected philosophy of the humanities.

Product details

• Authors: D N Rodowick, D. N. Rodowick, Rodowick D. N.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9780674088153
• ISBN: 978-0-674-08815-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ästhetik, Kunsttheorie, PHILOSOPHY / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, ART / Criticism & Theory