| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
351 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-335) and index. |
| Note |
In title "Cynical" appears above the word "Critical", which is presented with a strikethrough. |
| Summary |
"Outlines the origin and evolution of postmodern thought over the last half century and argues that the unchecked spread and application of postmodern ideas-- from academia, to activist circles, to the public at large-- presents an authoritarian ideological threat not only to liberal democracy but also to modernity itself."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Postmodernism: a revolution in knowledge and power -- Postmodernism's applied turn: making oppression real -- Postcolonial theory: deconstructing the West to save the other -- Queer theory: freedom from the normal -- Critical race theory and intersectionality: ending racism by seeing it everywhere -- Feminisms and gender studies: simplification as sophistication -- Disability and fat studies: support-group identity theory -- Social justice scholarship and thought: the truth according to social justice -- Social justice in action: theory always looks good on paper -- An alternative to the ideology of social justice: liberalism without identity politics. |
| Subject |
Postmodernism.
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Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century.
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Authoritarianism.
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PHILOSOPHY -- General.
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Authoritarianism. (OCoLC)fst00821640
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Philosophy, Modern. (OCoLC)fst01061071
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Postmodernism. (OCoLC)fst01073164
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Philosophy, Modern.
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Authority.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Added Author |
Lindsay, James A., author.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Pluckrose, Helen. Cynical theories. First. Durham : Pitchstone Publishing, 2020 9781634312035 (DLC) 2019054123 |
| ISBN |
9781634312028 (hardcover) |
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1634312023 (hardcover) |
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9781634312035 (electronic book) |
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