The Critical Turn: Studies in Kant, Herder, Wittgenstein, and Contemporary Theory (Kritik : German Literary Theory and Cultural Studies Series)

The Critical Turn Undertakes A Refutation Of Contemporary Philosophical Skepticism, Focusing On The Theories Of Richard Rorty, Lyotard, Foucault, Kuhn, And Feyerabend, Among Others. The Author Shows How Dogmatism And Skepticism Were Together Rendered Obsolete In The Eighteenth Century By The Critical Turn Of Kant And Herder, And Again In The First Half Of The Twentieth Century By Wittgenstein. A Provocative Study Of The Importance Of A Partially Neglected Strain Of The German Philosophical Tradition For Contemporary American Critical Theory, The Book Will Have A Great Impact On Future Discussions Of German And American Critical Thought. Pt. 1. Contemporary Skepticism In Critical Perspective. 1. Two Ways Too Many, One Way Too Few. 2. Aporias Of Anti-foundationalism. 3. Pre-critical And Critical: Fish And Habermas -- Pt. 2. Neopragmatism. 4. Criteria And Rationality. 5. Neopragmatism And The History Of Philosophy. 6. Choice And Incommensurability -- Pt. 3. Neodogmatism. 7. Genuine History. Michael Morton. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 327-342) And Index.