On the way to theory / Lawrence Grossberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grossberg, Lawrence, author.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical theory.

Criticism.

Knowledge, Sociology of.

Thought and thinking.

Philosophy, Modern.

Semiotics--History.

Semiotics.

Genre:

Lectures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 476 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"In On the Way to Theory, Lawrence Grossberg introduces the major ways of thinking that provide the backstory for contemporary Western theory. Asking readers to think about thinking, Grossberg traces cultural and critical theory's foundations from the contested enlightenments to modern and postmodern conceptualizations of power, experience, language, and existence. He introduces key figures as historical characters and lays out the unique set of tools for thought that their "deep theories" offer. Through finely tuned and accessible descriptions of their concepts and logics, Grossberg highlights thinkers including Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze, Hall, defining the possibilities of their thought. This book is essential for those interested in how theories shape our understanding of the world, influence our choices, and define our realities. It challenges us to recognize the multiplicity and complexities of ways of thinking in our quest for knowledge and understanding. By setting out a story of theoretical foundations, Grossberg invites readers to think toward the future of theory and expand conversations around theoretical scrutiny and criticism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Thinking and theorizing

Modernity, crisis, politics (first interregnum)

Beginnings

Enlightenment(s)

Rationalism and Descartes

Empiricism and Hume

Spinoza

A brief coffee break

Modern beginnings

Kant's Copernican revolution

Kant and Critique

Hegel and Dialectics

Hegel and Totality

Second modernity (second interregnum)

Power and the limits of reason

Marx and Dialectical Materialism

Marx and historical materialism

Nietzsche

Psychoanalysis and Freud

Phenomenology

Phenomenology and Husserl

Heidegger

Linguistic turns

Pragmatism

Wittgenstein

Structuralism

Structuralism and subjectivity

The postmodern (third interregnum)

Heidegger again

Poststructuralism and Derrida

Deleuze

Deleuze and Guattari

Foucault and Critique

Foucault and Knowledge/Power

Stuart Hall.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Grossberg, Lawrence. On the way to theory.

ISBN:

9781478059837

1478059834

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.