The translation of Lyotard's work into English in 1984 marked an
important stage in the globalization of the modernity/postmodernity
debate involving the central thinkers of the late 20th century,
Michel Foucault, Jurgen Habermas, Richard Rorty, and others. This
collection of 10 essays brings together for the first time a number
of contributions on Lyotard's work made by philosophers,
educationalists, and sociologists in the English-speaking world
around the special focus of education. The intent behind the essays
from scholars in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New
Zealand is to examine Lyotard's notion of the postmodern condition
and its relevance and special significance for the field of
education. Lyotard's work, first published in Paris in 1979, was
important in that it developed a particularly original
interpretation of the state of knowledge in the most highly
developed societies, reviewing and synthesizing a wide range of
material on contemporary science, the sociology of postindustrial
society and studies of postmodern culture. Lyotard brought together
diverse threads and separate literatures in a prophetic analysis
that signalled an epochal break with the so-called modern era.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Critical Studies in Education and Culture Series |
Release date: |
1995 |
First published: |
1995 |
Authors: |
Michael Peters
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-89789-373-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-89789-373-5 |
Barcode: |
9780897893732 |
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