Everyone knows that "postmodernism" implies pluralism,
anti-foundationalism, and, generally, a postnormative view of the
self and reality. While many embrace it, few bother to tell us what
is wrong with modernity. What are the problems that brought about
its crisis and ultimate demise as a philosophical and cultural
movement? What are the lessons for the postmodern movement that can
he drawn from them?
James Mensch here explains why modernism failed as a viable
philosophical enterprise and how postmodernism must be understood
if it is to serve as a defensible intellectual project in its
stead. The heart of Mensch's argument is a reversal of the
modernist view of the unitary subject as a ground of
epistemological and ethical normativity. He substitutes for
modernism a view, beholden to Aristotle but adapted to for our
present age, that sees subjectivity as temporality in a world where
subject and object are interactive. The result is a pluralism of
forms of subjectivity corresponding to the different modes of
temporality brought about by the world. In a series of analyses on
the nature knowing, Mensch shows how we can embrace both the
perspectivism of postmodernism while avoiding the skepticism and
relativism that have constantly threatened to undermine its
insights.
General
Imprint: |
Pennsylvania State University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 1996 |
First published: |
1996 |
Authors: |
James R. Mensch
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
244 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-271-02577-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Psychology >
General
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LSN: |
0-271-02577-8 |
Barcode: |
9780271025773 |
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