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Critical Theory and Its Discontents
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: Representations of the Intellectual in Everyday Life 1
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PART I. FOUNDATIONS
- The Plain Truth about Common Sense: Scepticism, Metaphysics, and Irony 35
- Husserl's Sense of Wonder 63
- Phronesis and Political Dialogue 95
- Keeping a Straight Bat: Cricket, Civility, and Post- Colonialism 116
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PART II: REACTIONS
- Two Concepts of Pluralism 155
- Critical Theory and Its Discontents 171
- Nietzsche's Styles 182
- Viral Culture 194
- Interior Decoration 212
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PART III: INTERVENTIONS
- Tables, Chairs, and Other Machines for Thinking 229
- Being Dandy: A Sort of Manifesto 248
- Storage and Retrieval 268
- Fear and Self-Loathing in Couchland: Eight Myths about Television 284
- What Does It All Mean? 307
- Index 323
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: Representations of the Intellectual in Everyday Life 1
-
PART I. FOUNDATIONS
- The Plain Truth about Common Sense: Scepticism, Metaphysics, and Irony 35
- Husserl's Sense of Wonder 63
- Phronesis and Political Dialogue 95
- Keeping a Straight Bat: Cricket, Civility, and Post- Colonialism 116
-
PART II: REACTIONS
- Two Concepts of Pluralism 155
- Critical Theory and Its Discontents 171
- Nietzsche's Styles 182
- Viral Culture 194
- Interior Decoration 212
-
PART III: INTERVENTIONS
- Tables, Chairs, and Other Machines for Thinking 229
- Being Dandy: A Sort of Manifesto 248
- Storage and Retrieval 268
- Fear and Self-Loathing in Couchland: Eight Myths about Television 284
- What Does It All Mean? 307
- Index 323