9783839449776.pdf

9783839449776.pdf

Debates about the possibility of an open culture – or indeed about the possibility of an open debate about the openness of culture – often turn on questions of standards. But since no benchmark can be absolute, judgement is a proliferation of comparisons. Through a series of case studies in everyda...

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Έκδοση: Bielefeld University Press 2019
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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-243412024-03-22T19:23:22Z Are We Comparing Yet? Saussy, Haun Comparison Ethics History Eurocentrism Critique Literature Culture General Literature Studies Cultural Theory Cultural History Cultural Studies Bielefeld University Press thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general Debates about the possibility of an open culture – or indeed about the possibility of an open debate about the openness of culture – often turn on questions of standards. But since no benchmark can be absolute, judgement is a proliferation of comparisons. Through a series of case studies in everyday and academic comparison (literature, history, politics, philosophy), Haun Saussy calls out the typical vices of comparison and proposes ways to unseat them. For however much it is abused, distorted, and manipulated, comparison retains an essential link to the idea of justice. 2019-11-11 17:24:37 2020-04-01T09:56:09Z 2020-04-01T09:56:09Z 2019 book 1005790 OCN: 1135845521 9783837649772 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24341 eng BiUP General application/pdf n/a 9783839449776.pdf http://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-4977-2/ Bielefeld University Press transcript Verlag - Bielefeld University Press 10.14361/9783839449776 10.14361/9783839449776 c03bf030-a9f4-472d-8c22-f28a8788e05e 9783837649772 transcript Verlag - Bielefeld University Press 112 Bielefeld, Germany open access
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