Theory's Autoimmunity: Skepticism, Literature, and Philosophy

by Zahi Anbra Zalloua

Engaging scholars from across humanistic fields grappling with the role and value of theory in our times, Theory's Autoimmunity argues for reclaiming theory's skepticism as a value. To cultivate theory's skeptical impulses is to embrace what Jacques Derrida has termed autoimmunity: a condition of openness to the outside--openness of the self, the community, democracy, or other ideals--that allows for change.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081013778X
• ISBN13: 9780810137783
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"