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The Moral Theory of Poststructuralism (Paperback) Loot Price: R937
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The Moral Theory of Poststructuralism (Paperback): Todd. May

The Moral Theory of Poststructuralism (Paperback)

Todd. May

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Both Anglo-American and Continental thinkers have long denied that there can be a coherent moral defense of the poststructuralist politics of Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, and Jean-Francois Lyotard. For many Anglo-American thinkers, as well as for Critical Theorists such as Habermas, poststructuralism is not coherent enough to defend morally. Alternatively, for Foucault, Deleuze, Lyotard, and their followers, the practice of moral theorizing is passe at best and more likely insidious.

Todd May argues both that a moral defense of poststructuralism is necessary and that it is possible. First, he develops a metaethical view of moral theorizing that treats it as a social practice rather than a transcendentally derived guarantee for right action. He then articulates and defends antirepresentationalism, a principle central to poststructuralism. Finally, May offers a version of consequentialism that is consonant both with the principle of antirepresentationalism and with other poststructuralist commitments. In conclusion, he distinguishes morality from an aesthetics of living and shows the role the latter plays for those who embrace antirepresentationalism.

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Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 1995
First published: 1995
Authors: Todd. May
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 978-0-271-02585-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN: 0-271-02585-9
Barcode: 9780271025858

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