The Spectacle of Critique: From Philosophy to Cacophony

by Tom Boland

Far from being the preserve of a few elite thinkers, critique increasingly dominates public life in modernity, leading to a cacophony of accusation and denunciation around all political issues. The technique of unmasking 'power' or 'hegemony' or 'ideology' has now been adopted across the political spectrum, where critical discourses are routinely used to suggest that anything and everything is only a 'construct' or even a 'conspiracy'. This book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367479044
• ISBN13: 9780367479046
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"