Critical Conditions: Postmodernity and the Question of Foundations (Literature, Culture, Theory, Series Number 8)

Fairlamb, Horace L.

ISBN 10: 0521456657 / ISBN 13: 9780521456654

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Critical Conditions: Postmodernity and the Question of Foundations (Literature, Culture, Theory, Series Number 8)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521456657
• ISBN 13: 9780521456654
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 13 ounces

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Synopsis

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.

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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.