Critical Conditions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521450478)

The postmodern debate has been heavily influenced by often contradictory conclusions about the foundations of knowledge. Horace Fairlamb contends that philosophy's foundationist quest has usually been misconceived as a choice between "super-science" and theoretical anarchy. Examining the history of foundationism, and providing detailed analysis of the work of leading theorists, including Fish, Foucault, Derrida, Gadamer and Habermas, Dr. Fairlamb argues for a less reductive and less arbitrary conception of knowledge and meaning. The result is an important contribution to the current reevaluation of theoretical discourse.

Author: Horace L. Fairlamb
ISBN-10: 0521450470
ISBN-13: 9780521450478
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/26/1994
Pages: 286
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d