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245 10 a| Challenging postmodernism :b| philosophy and the politics of truth /c| David Detmer.;

300 a| 355 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Husserl's critique of relativism -- Self-referential inconsistency -- The argument from disagreement -- Sartre's defense of truth -- Truth in ethics and politics : Sartre vs. Rorty - What is objectivity? : Sartre versus the journalists -- The anti-truth squad -- The limitations of rationality and science? : Noam Chomsky, O.J. Simpson, and Alan Sokal -- Chomsky, political correctness, and the politics of truth.;

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Challenging postmodernism : philosophy and the politics of truth / David Detmer.

Author/creator	Detmer, David, 1958-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Amherst, N.Y. : Humanity Books, ©2003.
Description	355 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Postmodernism. Truth. Political correctness.

Contents	Husserl's critique of relativism -- Self-referential inconsistency -- The argument from disagreement -- Sartre's defense of truth -- Truth in ethics and politics : Sartre vs. Rorty - What is objectivity? : Sartre versus the journalists -- The anti-truth squad -- The limitations of rationality and science? : Noam Chomsky, O.J. Simpson, and Alan Sokal -- Chomsky, political correctness, and the politics of truth.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2003008981
ISBN	1591021014 (alk. paper)

Challenging postmodernism : philosophy and the politics of truth / David Detmer.

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