Philosophy After Postmodernism

Civilized Values and the Scope of Knowledge

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Paul Crowther

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Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

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Formulating an approach to philosophy which, instead of simply rejecting postmodern thought, tries to assimilate some of its main features, Paul Crowther identifies conceptual links between value, knowledge, personal identity and civilization understood as a process of cumulative advance. To establish these links, Crowther deploys a mode of analytic philosophy influenced by Cassirer. This approach recontextualizes precisely those aspects of postmodernism which appear, superficially, to be fuel for the relativist fire. This method also enables him to illuminate some of the great practical dangers of the postmodern era - most notably the widespread inability or unwillingness to distinguish between signs and reality. Crowther renews analytic philosophy as a searching form of conceptual and cultural critique that pushes beyond the limits of postmodern thought.

Author Biography:

Paul Crowther is Professor of Art and Philosophy at the International University Bremen and was formerly a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. His previous books include Critical Aesthetics and Postmodernism (Clarendon Press, 1993).

Release date NZ

June 5th, 2003

Author

Paul Crowther

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

256

Series

Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Dimensions

156x234x17

ISBN-13

9780415310369

Product ID

1742062

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