ABSTRACT

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 interdisciplinary movement. This title will be of interest to students of literature and philosophy.

part |2 pages

Part I: Overview of the Three Careers and Theories

chapter 1|26 pages

Overview of the Three Careers

chapter 2|46 pages

Overview of the Three Theories

part |2 pages

Part II: The Three Theories of Tradition

part |2 pages

Part III: Conclusion: Judging the Three Theories by Comparison and by Reference to the Standard of a Cultural Genetic Code

chapter 12|40 pages

Judging Kuhn's Theory

chapter 13|34 pages

Judging Bloom's Theory

chapter 14|18 pages

Judging Derrida's Theory

chapter |10 pages

List of Secondary Works Cited