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Genetic Codes of Culture?: The Deconstruction of Tradition by Kuhn, Bloom, and Derrida book cover

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Genetic Codes of Culture? The Deconstruction of Tradition by Kuhn, Bloom, and Derrida

By Sunday O. Anozie Copyright 1994
628 Pages
by Routledge

628 Pages
by Routledge

628 Pages
by Routledge
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In this text, first published in 1994, the author examines the interdisciplinary significance of the theory of science, literature and philosophy according to the figures who achieved prominence in those fields - Kuhn, Bloom and Derrida. Each scholar's theory is discussed in terms of its major concepts, and the book then relates their fields within the context of deconstruction's... Read more

List of Illustrations;  Preface: The Rhetorical Situation;  Acknowledgements;  List of Abbreviations;  Prologue: Are There Genetic Codes of Science, Poetry, and Philosophy?;  Part I: Overview of the Three Careers and Theories;  1. Overview of the Three Careers  2. Overview of the Three Theories;  Part II: The Three Theories of Tradition;  Section A: The Start of a Tradition Form;  3. The Start of a Scientific Theory  4. The Start of a Poetry  5. The Start of Derrida’s Philosophy;  Section B: The Middle Stages of a Tradition Form;  6. The Middle Stage of a Scientific Theory  7. The Middle Stage of a Poetry  8. The Middle Stage of Derrida’s Philosophy;  Section C: The End of a Tradition Form;  9. The End of a Scientific Theory  10. The End of a Poetry  11. The End of Derrida’s Philosophy;  Part III: Conclusion: Judging the Three Theories by Comparison and by Reference to the Standard of a Cultural Genetic Code;  12. Judging Kuhn’s Theory  13. Judging Bloom’s Theory  14. Judging Derrida’s Theory;  Epilogue: Proposal for a Transductive Method;  List of Secondary Works Cited;  Bibliography;  Index

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