Modernity and its Discontents / / James L. Marsh, John D. Caputo.

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• VerfasserIn: Marsh, James L.,; Caputo, John D.,
• MitwirkendeR: Caputo, John D.,; Marsh, James L.,; Nys, Martin J. De,; Westphal, Merold,; Yount, Mark,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2021]; ©1992
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (238 p.)

The introduction by Merold Westphal sets the scene: "Two books, two visions of philosophy, two friends and sometimes colleagues.". Modernity and Its Discontents is a debate between Caputo and Marsh in which each upheld their opposing philosphical positions by critical modernism and post-modernism. The book opens with a critique of each debater of the other's previous work. With its passionate point-counterpoint form, the book recalls the philosphical dialogues of classical times, but the writing style remains lucid and uncluttered. Taking the failure of Englightenment ideals as their common ground, the debaters challenge each other's ideas on the nature of post-foundationalist critique. At the core of the argument lies the timely question of the role that each person can play in creating a truly humane society.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Postmodernism/Critical Modernism -- Uncapitalizing on Radical Hermeneutics -- On Being Inside/Outside Truth -- Understanding and Difference: Reflections on Dialectical Phenomenology -- Ambiguity, Language, and Communicative Praxis: A Critical Modernist Articulation -- Open Forum -- A Philosophical Dialogue: James L. Marsh, John D. Caputo, and Merold VVestphal -- The Cheating of Cratylus (Genitivus Subjectivus) -- A Final Word (Eight Famous Ones) -- The Gentle and Rigorous Cogency of Communicative Rationality -- Index