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The Trouble with Theory: The Educational Costs of Postmodernism

The Trouble with Theory: The Educational Costs of Postmodernism


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This title is co-published with Allen & Unwin (Australia).In the wake of two decades in which postmodern theory has become very popular in university humanities and social science departments around the world, Gavin Kitching claims that post modernism is causing harm to students intellectually.Postmodern theory has engaged the hearts and heads of the brightest students because of its apparent political and social radicalism. Yet Kitching writes: "At the heart of post modernism is very poor, deeply confused, and misbegotten philosophy. As a result even the very best students who fall under its sway produce radically incoherent ideas about language, meaning, truth, and reality."This is not another conservative attack on postmodern theory. Rather, it is a carefully considered analysis from a dedicated university teacher who is convinced that we have gone terribly astray. He analyzes why typical postmodern theoretical approaches simply aren't effective tools for dealing with the realities of people and their activities, and he describes the philosophical confusion that lies at the heart of the problem. He also demonstrates the political implications for students, their universities, and society when students learn to use poorly constructed arguments as the basis of their writing."The Trouble with Theory" is essential reading for all students writing a thesis in the humanities and the social sciences and for their teachers.

About the Author :
Gavin Kitching is Professor of Politics in the School of Social Sciences and International Studies in the University of New South Wales. He is also the author of two other Penn State Press books: Marxism and Science (1994) and Seeking Social Justice Through Globalization (2001).

Review :
The Trouble with Theory . . . is not a politically conservative book, and herein lies its strength. Eschewing the usual wild right hooks in favour of a few well-aimed left jabs, Kitching has knocked postmodernism on its arse where most have only rocked it back on its heels. Richard King, The Australian" "The Trouble with Theory . . . is not a politically conservative book, and herein lies its strength. Eschewing the usual wild right hooks in favour of a few well-aimed left jabs, Kitching has knocked postmodernism on its arse where most have only rocked it back on its heels."--Richard King, The Australian


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  • ISBN-13: 9780271034515
  • Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press
  • Height: 191 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 26 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0271034513
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Educational Costs of Postmodernism
  • Width: 127 mm


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