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Critical environments : postmodern theory and the pragmatics of the "outside" /
Cary Wolfe investigates three of the most significant strains of postmodern theory--pragmatism, systems theory, and poststructuralism--and shows how each confronts the specter of an "outside" not wholly constituted by discourses, language games, and interpretive communities. He then assess...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
1998.
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| Colección: | Theory out of bounds ;
v. 13. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Cary Wolfe investigates three of the most significant strains of postmodern theory--pragmatism, systems theory, and poststructuralism--and shows how each confronts the specter of an "outside" not wholly constituted by discourses, language games, and interpretive communities. He then assesses these confrontations in light of an essentially pragmatic view of theory, one that constantly asks what practical and material difference it makes, and to whom, how these issues are negotiated |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-171) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816688494 0816688494 |