The trouble with theory : the educational costs of postmodernism /

"A critique of postmodernism and poststructuralism and an examination of their impact on higher education. Argues that students influenced by these trends in philosophy produce radically incoherent ideas about language, meaning, truth, and reality"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kitching, Gavin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008.
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Summary:"A critique of postmodernism and poststructuralism and an examination of their impact on higher education. Argues that students influenced by these trends in philosophy produce radically incoherent ideas about language, meaning, truth, and reality"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xvi, 220 pages ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-216) and index.
ISBN:9780271034515 (cloth : alk. paper)
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