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Beyond Poststructuralism

Beyond Poststructuralism Philosophy

Beyond Poststructuralism

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The essays in Part I of Beyond Poststructuralism seek to demonstrate fallacies of structuralist and poststructuralist thought that remain potent even though the theoretical structures that led to their enunciation have lost much of their original influence. These fallacies include the idea that one must avoid the consideration of authorial intention; that meanings are undecidable; that there is no justification for seeking unity in a text; that all hierarchies of value are reversible; that history is no more than an open contest among competing narrative constructions; and that the very nature of language makes the falsifiability of statements about human experience impossible. The essays in Part II suggest ways to bring literary study into closer relation with human experience of the world. Their authors emphasize the role of literature in providing new perspectives and broadening the range of available alternatives to what is threatening, unjust, fallacious, or absurd in social and cultural structures. Contributors are Bernard Bergonzi, John Holloway, Wendell V. Harris, A. D. Nuttall, Raymond Tallis, John Searle, Richard Levin, Robert Scholes, James Battersby, David Bromwich, Quentin Kraft, Michael Fischer, Charles Altieri, Christopher Clausen, Gayle Greene, André Lefevere, Daniel R. Schwarz, Virgil Nemoianu, and Martha Nussbaum.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
460
Release Date:
1996-05-01
Publication Date:
2004-05-21
Publisher:
Pennsylvania State University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0271025484
ISBN13:
9780271025483
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
741 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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