Contest of Faculties (Routledge Revivals): Philosophy and Theory after Deconstruction

Contest of Faculties (Routledge Revivals): Philosophy and Theory after Deconstruction image
ISBN-10:

0415572371

ISBN-13:

9780415572378

Edition: 1
Released: Oct 28, 2009
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Hardcover, 260 pages
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Description:

This Routledge Revival, first published in 1985, gives detailed attention to the bearing of literary theory on questions of truth, meaning and reference. On the one hand, deconstruction brings a vigilant awareness of the figural and narrative tropes that make up the discourse of philosophic reason. On the other it insists that argumentative rigour cannot be divorced from the kind of close reading that has come to characterize literary theory in its more advanced or speculative forms. This present-day ‘contest of faculties’ has large implications for philosophers and critics, many of whom will welcome the reissue of such a clear-headed statement of the impact of deconstruction.











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