Irony and the Discourse of Modernity

by Ernst Behler

Book Overview

Behler discusses the current state of thought on modernity and postmodernity, detailing the intellectual problems to be faced and examining the positions of such central figures in the debate as Lyotard, Habermas, Rorty, and Derrida. He finds that beyond the "limits of communication," further discussion must be carried out through irony.

The historical rise of the concept of modernity is examined through discussions of the querelle des anciens...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295969989
• ISBN13: 9780295969985
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher