Disciplinary Decadence: Living Thought in Trying Times
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In this book, philosopher and social critic Lewis Gordon explores the ossification of disciplines, which he calls disciplinary decadence. In response, he offers a theory of what he calls a teleological suspension of disciplinarity, in which he encourages scholars and lay intellectuals to pay attention to the openness of ideas and purposes on which their disciplines were born. Gordon builds his case through discussions of philosophy of education, problems...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1594512558
ISBN13:9781594512551
Release Date:September 2006
Publisher:Routledge
Length:184 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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