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The Dilemma of Context (Paperback): Ben-Ami Scharfstein

The Dilemma of Context (Paperback)

Ben-Ami Scharfstein

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To understand anything well we must grasp it in its context, particularly when we attempt to understand cultures other than our own. However, being thorough in this endeavor can lead to complete contextualization, in which everything becomes the context of everything else. The opposing position of noncontextuality is equally problematic. In THE DILEMMA OF CONTEXT, Scharfstein contends that the problems encountered with context are insoluble. He explains why this problem lays an intellectual burden on us that, while remaining inescapable, can become so heavy it destroys the understanding it was created to further.

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Imprint: New York University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: June 1991
First published: 1991
Authors: Ben-Ami Scharfstein
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade / Trade / Trade
Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-7916-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Philosophy > General
LSN: 0-8147-7916-6
Barcode: 9780814779163

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