A Time for Critique

by Bernard E. Harcourt

Book Overview

In a world of political upheaval, rising inequality, catastrophic climate change, and widespread doubt of even the most authoritative sources of information, is there a place for critique? This book calls for a systematic reappraisal of critical thinking--its assumptions, its practices, its genealogy, its predicament--following the principle that critique can only start with self-critique.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231191278
• ISBN13: 9780231191272
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"