{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-theory-gavin-kitching-9781741755220","title":"The Trouble with Theory: The educational costs of postmodernism","description":"Postmodern theory has engaged the hearts and heads of the brightest students because of its apparent political and social radicalism. Despite this Professor Gavin Kitching claims that, 'At the heart of postmodernism is very poor, deeply confused and misbegotten philosophy. As a result even the very best students who fall under its sway produce radically incoherent ideas about language, meaning, truth and reality.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not another conservative attack on postmodernism. Rather, it is a carefully considered analysis from a dedicated university teacher who is convinced that we have gone terribly astray. He shows that postmodern theory is at best irrelevant to, and at worst undermining of, persuasive political arguments, and reveals the basic philosophical confusion at its heart which makes this so. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssential reading for any student writing a thesis in the humanities and the social sciences, and for their teachers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Kitching\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1741755220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781741755220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.51d","brand":"Gavin Kitching","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058459406591,"sku":"9781741755220","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11959daf-4568-4f86-90de-4cc138d1b15b.jpg?v=1685052675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-trouble-with-theory-gavin-kitching-9781741755220","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}