Literary theory and the claims of history : postmodernism, objectivity, multicultural politics / Satya P. Mohanty.
By: Mohanty, Satya P. (Satya Prakash).
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TextPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1997Description: xiii, 260 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0801429021 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780801429026 (cloth : alk. paper); 080148135X (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780801481352 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Criticism -- History -- 20th century | Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc | Postmodernism (Literature) | MulticulturalismDDC classification: 801.9509 Summary: Drawing on detailed analyses of reference, interpretation, and the nature value, Satya P. Mohanty defends a "postpositivist realist" conception of objectivity as a legitimate ideal of all inquiry. He outlines a realist theory of social identity and multicultural politics, showing why radical moral universalism and cultural diversity need to be seen a complementary, rather than competing ideals.
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Drawing on detailed analyses of reference, interpretation, and the nature value, Satya P. Mohanty defends a "postpositivist realist" conception of objectivity as a legitimate ideal of all inquiry. He outlines a realist theory of social identity and multicultural politics, showing why radical moral universalism and cultural diversity need to be seen a complementary, rather than competing ideals.
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