How do the ways we argue represent a practical philosophy or a way of
life? Are concepts of character and ethos pertinent to our
understanding of academic debate? In this book, Amanda Anderson
analyzes arguments in literary, cultural, and political theory, with
special attention to the ways in which theorists understand ideals of
critical distance, forms of subjective experience, and the
determinants of belief and practice. Drawing on the resources of the
liberal and rationalist tradition, Anderson interrogates the limits of
identity politics and poststructuralism while holding to the
importance of theory as a form of life. Considering high-profile
trends as well as less noted patterns of argument, The Way We Argue
Now addresses work in feminism, new historicism, queer theory,
postcolonialism, cosmopolitanism, pragmatism, and proceduralism. The
essays brought together here--lucid, precise, rigorously
argued--combine pointed critique with an appreciative assessment of
the productive internal contests and creative developments across
these influential bodies of thought. Ultimately, The Way We Argue Now
promotes a revitalized culture of argument through a richer
understanding of the ways critical reason is practiced at the
individual, collective, and institutional levels. Bringing to the fore
the complexities of academic debate while shifting the terms by which
we assess the continued influence of theory, it will appeal to readers
interested in political theory, literary studies, cultural studies,
gender studies, and the place of academic culture in society and
politics.
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ISBN
9781400826827
Publisert
2013
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Vendor
Princeton University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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