by Christopher Norris · ISBN 9780853157526
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Uncritical Theory is an extended polemical essay in response to the excesses of postmodernism, in particular the stance taken by Jean Baudrillard concerning the Gulf War. Christopher Norris argues that the postmodernist school is incapable of making any statements about truth and ethics. The book combines a vigorous critique of these ideas with a strong counterargument grounded in the values of reasoned inquiry and open exchange. It offers incisive commentary on the work of Baudrillard, Lyotard, Foucault, and other influential French theorists and on the American neopragmatist school represented by Richard Rorty and Stanley Fish. Norris offers an impassioned defense of the modern intellectual's continuing role as critic of real-world politics and government.
Christopher Charles Norris is a British philosopher and literary critic.
