{"product_id":"on-paradox-the-claims-of-theory-paperback","title":"On Paradox: The Claims of Theory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth S. Anker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOn Paradox\u003c\/i\u003e literary and legal scholar Elizabeth S. Anker contends that faith in the logic of paradox has been the cornerstone of left intellectualism since the second half of the twentieth century. She attributes the ubiquity of paradox in the humanities to its appeal as an incisive tool for exposing and dismantling hierarchies. Tracing the ascent of paradox in theories of modernity, in rights discourse, in the history of literary criticism and the linguistic turn, and in the transformation of the liberal arts in higher education, Anker suggests that paradox not only generates the very exclusions it critiques but also creates a disempowering haze of indecision. She shows that reasoning through paradox has become deeply problematic: it engrains a startling homogeneity of thought while undercutting the commitment to social justice that remains a guiding imperative of theory. Rather than calling for a wholesale abandonment of such reasoning, Anker argues for an expanded, diversified theory toolkit that can help theorists escape the seductions and traps of paradox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth S. Anker is Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Literatures in English at Cornell University, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCritique and Postcritique\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Duke University Press, and author of \u003ci\u003eFictions of Dignity: Embodying Human Rights in World Literature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783319486752,"sku":"9781478018971","price":46.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/84aeb6b7c9e386352546df9d985d9202.webp?v=1780584377","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-paradox-the-claims-of-theory-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}