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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451641203321

Autore

Fynsk Christopher <1952->

Titolo

The claim of language [[electronic resource] ] : a case for the humanities / / Christopher Fynsk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8166-9675-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Disciplina

001.3

Soggetti

Philosophy

Humanities - Philosophy

Language and languages - Philosophy

Education, Higher - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Introduction : toward fundamental research in the humanities -- A politics of thought : Gerard Granel's De l'universite -- Acts of engagement -- The claim of language : a case for the humanities.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Claim of Language, Christopher Fynsk clearly and eloquently defends and rearticulates the humanities from a perspective that moves beyond the political and philosophical reductions of identity politics. Leaving aside polemics, Fynsk asserts that discourses in the humanities will find real ethical-political purchase when they engage with the material events in art, literature, and social life that call for humanistic reflection.