Deconstruction and the 'Unfinished Project of Modernity'

AvChristopher Norris

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

Deconstruction and postmodernism have been misunderstood. In this provocative book, Christopher Norris challenges the widespread idea of deconstruction as merely an offshoot of the various trends and cultural phenomena grouped under the label of "postmodernism". Through an analysis of the key theorists in the field - Derrida, Foucault, De Man, Habermas and Levinas - Norris argues that deconstruction is the "unfinished project" of modernity, a project whose interests and values it upholds precisely by continuing to question them in a spirit of enlightened self-critical enquiry. Assessing the impact of postmodernist theorizing across a range of disciplines, the book presents a lucid analysis and guide to the future of critical theory.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-09-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:390 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780485121599

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Christopher Norris is Distinguished Research Professor in Philosophy at the University of Cardiff, Wales, and has taught at many universities in India, Australia, Greece, Spain, Germany, Canada, China, the US, and elsewhere. He is the author of numerous books on aspects of philosophy, critical theory, and modern intellectual history.

Innehållsförteckning

Deconstrcution "versus" postmodernism - epistemology, ethics, aesthetics; postmodern ethics and the trouble with relativism; deconstruction and the "unfinished project of modernity"; deconstruction, postmodernism and philosophy of science; "the idea of the university" - some interdisciplinary soundings; ethics, autonomy and self-invention - debating Foucault; "the night in which all cows are black" - Paul de Man, "mere reading" and indifference to philosophy; conflict, compromise or complementarity - ideas of science in modern literary theory; sexed equations and vexed physicists - the "two cultures" revisited.