Title: Literary theory and the claims of history
First published: 1997
Description: Drawing on detailed analyses of reference, interpretation, and the nature value, Satya P. Mohanty defends a "postpositivist realist" conception of objectivity as a legitimate ideal of all inquiry. He outlines a realist theory of social identity and multicultural politics, showing why radical moral universalism and cultural diversity need to be seen a complementary, rather than competing ideals.
Subjects: Criticism, History, History and criticism, Literature, Modern, Modern Literature, Multiculturalism, Postmodernism (Literature), Theory, Criticism, history, Literature, modern, history and criticism, 20th century
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PN94 .M65 1997