Critical Conditions: Postmodernity and the Question of Foundations (Literature, Culture, Theory, Series Number 8)
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| Management number | 233300594 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$48.00 | Model Number | 233300594 | ||
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The postmodern debate has been heavily influenced by often contradictory conclusions about the foundations of knowledge. Horace Fairlamb contends that philosophy's foundationist quest has usually been misconceived as a choice between "super-science" and theoretical anarchy. Examining the history of foundationism, and providing detailed analysis of the work of leading theorists, including Fish, Foucault, Derrida, Gadamer and Habermas, Dr. Fairlamb argues for a less reductive and less arbitrary conception of knowledge and meaning. The result is an important contribution to the current reevaluation of theoretical discourse. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0521450470 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0521450478 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Dimensions | 5.75 x 0.5 x 9 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.12 pounds |
| Print length | 286 pages |
| Publication date | June 24, 1994 |
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