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It has become increasingly clear in recent years that, for all
their differences, the many varieties of thinking commonly grouped
together under the rubric of "postmodernism" share at least one
salient characteristic: they all depend upon a stereotyped account
of the Enlightenment. Postmodernity requires a "modernity" to be
repudiated and superseded, and the tenets of this modernity have
invariably been identified with the so-called Enlightenment
Project. This volume aims to explore critically the now
conventional opposition between Enlightenment and Postmodernity and
question some of the conclusions drawn from it.
In so doing, the authors focus on three general areas. Part I,
"Enlightenment or Postmodernity?," reflects on the way in which
contemporary discussion characterizes the two movements as radical
alternatives. Part II, "Critical Confrontations," provides a kind
of archaeology of this opposition by charting a series of critical
engagements by those who have affirmed or demeaned Enlightenment
values in the twentieth century. Part III, "A Postmodern
Enlightenment?," complicates the perceived dichotomy between
Enlightenment and Postmodernity by pointing to the existence within
the Enlightenment of elements frequently seen as characteristic of
Postmodernity.
The contributors are Lorraine Daston, Dena Goodman, David
Hollinger, Lawrence E. Klein, Jonathan Knudsen, Michael Meranze,
Richard Rorty, Hans Sluga, and Johnson Kent Wright.
The University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization (nine
volumes) makes available to students and teachers a unique
selection of primary documents, many in new translations. These
readings, prepared for the highly praised Western civilization
sequence at the University of Chicago, were chosen by an
outstanding group of scholars whose experience teaching that course
spans almost four decades. Each volume includes rarely anthologized
selections as well as standard, more familiar texts; a bibliography
of recommended parallel readings; and introductions providing
background for the selections. Beginning with Periclean Athens and
concluding with twentieth-century Europe, these source materials
enable teachers and students to explore a variety of critical
approaches to important events and themes in Western history.
Individual volumes provide essential background reading for courses
covering specific eras and periods. The complete nine-volume series
is ideal for general courses in history and Western civilization
sequences.
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