The States of 'theory': History, Art, and Critical DiscourseDavid Carroll This book constitutes a critical investigation and rethinking of the grounds and possibilities of theory and the place and critical function theory can serve within various disciplines, notably history and aesthetics. |
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Contents
The States of Theory and | 1 |
ARE WE BEING HISTORICAL YET? | 27 |
SOME STATEMENTS AND TRUISMS ABOUT | 63 |
HISTORY BEYOND SOCIAL THEORY | 95 |
HISTORY POLITICS | 113 |
POSTMODERN | 125 |
FINITE HISTORY | 149 |
THE AESTHETIC AND THE IMAGINARY | 201 |
THE SEMIOTIC DESIRE FOR THE NATURAL | 221 |
TOWARD A MODEL FOR THE HISTORY | 255 |
PLATOS PROTAGORAS AS | 281 |
THE STATE | 297 |
Contributors | 305 |
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The States of 'theory': History, Art, and Critical Discourse David Carroll No preview available - 1994 |
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Republics of Ideas: Republicanism, Culture, Visual Arts Brad Buckley,John Conomos No preview available - 2001 |