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Unorthodox views : reflections on reality, truth, and meaning in current social, cultural, and critical discourse / James L. Battersby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Battersby, James L.
- Series:
- Contributions to the study of world literature 0738-9345 ; no. 111.
- Contributions to the study of world literature, 0738-9345 ; no. 111
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criticism--History--20th century.
- Criticism.
- History.
- Relativity.
- Deconstruction.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 236 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Heresy in an Orthodox World: The Affirmation of Truth, Reality, and Meaning 1
- Section 1 Language, Truth, and Reality
- 1 The Truth Is, There Is No Truth 19
- 2 Realism and Truth, Together Again 33
- 3 Conceptual Relativity and Relativism 51
- 4 Determinate Meanings and Coherent Messages 65
- 5 Paying Deference to Reference 77
- Section 2 Fact, Fiction, and Method
- 6 Fact, Fiction, Belief, and Emotion 109
- 7 Incommensurability, Rational Method, and "Anything Goes" 129
- Section 3 Interpretation, Politics, and Literary Values
- 8 Agents, Makings, and Meanings 149
- 9 Human Universals, Politics, and Literary Value 163
- 10 Humanism and Intercultural Critique 183.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-228) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313321663
- OCLC:
- 47964957
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