Postmodernism and the Enlightenment - New Perspectives in Eighteenth-Century French Intellectual History (Hardcover)

Why is postmodernist discourse so biased against the Enlightenment? Indeed, postmodern theory challenges the validity of the rational basis of modern historical scholarship and the Enlightenment itself. Rather than avoiding this conflict, the contributors to this vibrant collection return to the philosophical roots of the Enlightenment, and do not hesitate to look at them through a postmodernist lens, engaging issues like anti-Semitism, Utopianism, colonial legal codes, and ideas of authorship. Dismissing the notion that the two camps are ideologically opposed and thus incompatible, these essays demonstrate an exciting new scholarship that confidently mixes the empiricism of Enlightenment thought with a strong postmodernist skepticism, painting a subtler and richer historical canvas.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2000
First published:	2001
Editors:	Daniel Gordon
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-92796-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General
LSN:	0-415-92796-X
Barcode:	9780415927963

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