Postmodern Encounter Postmodernism And Holocaust Denial
 Conventions vs evidence Another book in the Postmodern Encounters series where the author presents an argument against Holocaust denial that is based on a postmodernist perspective. Essentially, what the author is arguing is that the court case between ... [... more]
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Postmodernism and the Other: New Imperialism of Western ...
A Potent Critique of Western Cultural Imperialism Postmodernity is a condition of profound and growing injustice and postmodernism is its legitimating ideology. And while most Western thinkers lie to themselves and argue that postmodernism is a new non- ... [... more]
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What's Wrong with Postmodernism?: Critical Theory and ...
What's Wrong with Postmodernism collects seven of Christopher Norris's reviews of recent work in literary theory. Throughout, Norris appears to assume that his readers possess substantial background knowledge in politics and philosophy as well as ... [... more]
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Postmodernism and Popular Culture: A Cultural History
to be slightly more fair The previous reviewer (pzmolek) didn't really give Docker's book a fair reading. Possibly because a lot of big heroes (Jameson, Adorno, etc...) are trashed by Docker in this book? Who knows? In any case, the review above is a ... [... more]
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From Modernism to Postmodernism: An Anthology Expanded
A diverse introduction Even if one is only marginally interested in postmodernism, this book is nonetheless valuable. It reprints substantial excerpts from writings that put forth numerous important ideas, from Descartes to "The Cartesian ... [... more]
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Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction
Postmodernism for beginners (but then, aren't we all) Postmodernism is a tricky thing to define. According to Christopher Butler, 'it is certain of its uncertainty', and he intentionally writes 'about postmodern artists, intellectual gurus, academic ... [... more]
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Pragmatism, Postmodernism and the Future of Philosophy
philosophy comes alive This book makes philosophy come alive. It connects philosophy in American and Continental traditions, to the living, everyday problems of people--and then it illuminates those problems in ways that transform the honest reader. This ... [... more]
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The Illusions of Postmodernism
Refreshingly LEFTIST critique of PoMo Let me begin by confessing a bias--I positively love Terry Eagleton as a critic and writer. His _Intro to Literary Theory_ is amazingly lucid and influenced me a great deal. I was first exposed to PoMo while working ... [... more]
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Postmodernism, Reason and Religion
The triumph of the Enlightenment? In this brief but scintillating essay, Ernest Gellner describes the current intellectual situation faced by humankind, lays out his own allegiances, and offers his hopes for the future. Gellner argues that there are ... [... more]
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Introductory Guide to Post-Structuralism and Post-Modernism
Just what it says it is! After consideration. I first used Sarup's guide in my early days at university and, at the time, thought this a concise, lucid and accessible introductory text. Later, after coming to grips with the seminal works of the thinkers ... [... more]
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Postmodernism, Or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism The term, Postmodernism refers to the cultural and ideological configuration that is taken to have replaced or be replacing Modernity. New movements in architecture and the arts as well as social theories indicate a ... [... more]
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Complexity and Postmodernism: Understanding Complex Systems
Crippled by Cilliers' Knowledge of Complexity Science Frankly, I'm astonished by some of the favorable reviews this book has received. First of all, I still haven't figured out if this really is a book or if it's a collection of essays, due to the amount ... [... more]
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