Critical Environments: Postmodern Theory and the Pragmatics of the "Outside" Volume 13

by Cary Wolfe and George Albert Brown

Argues for a pragmatist orientation for postmodern theory.

Taking up the problem that has stalled contemporary theory--its treatment of the object of knowledge, the "outside," as nothing but what a particular discourse makes of it--this book suggests a solution: a reinvigorated, posthumanist form of pragmatism.

Author Cary Wolfe investigates three of the most significant strains of postmodern theory (pragmatism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816630194
• ISBN13: 9780816630196
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.1"