Critical Conditions

Providing a sophisticated critique of contemporary foundationist debate, this work contributes significantly to the current revaluation of theoretical discourse with implications for philosophers as well as literary theorists.

Table des matières

Introduction; 1. Fish's strong conventions: the mind's own world; 2. Brave new words: postmoderism on epistemology; 3. Theory and/or deconstruction: Derrida slippage; 4. Gadamer's universalism: the limits of hermeneutic authority; 5. Critical politics: deconstruction for Americans; 6. Foucault's microphysical politics: big brother is missing; 7. Habermas' neo-formalism: theory as praxis; 8. Critical theory and postmodern localism: rebels without a cause; Conclusion.

Résumé

The postmodern debate has been heavily influenced by often contradictory conclusions about the foundations of knowledge. In this 1994 book, Horace Fairlamb examines the history of foundationism and analyses the work of leading theorists including Fish, Foucault, Gadamer and Habermas, in order to argue for a less reductive and less arbitrary theory of knowledge and meaning.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Horace L. Fairlamb
• Edition: Cambridge University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 10.01.2011
• EAN: 9780521456654
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45665-4
• Pages: 286
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 17 mm
• Poids: 407 g
• Thème: Literature, Culture, Theory
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée