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Author:

Pluckrose, Helen, author.

Title:

Cynical theories : how activist scholarship made everything about race, gender, and identity-and why this harms everybody / Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay.

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

Pitchstone Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

351 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Postmodernism.
Philosophy, Modern--20th century.
Authoritarianism.

Other Authors:

Lindsay, James, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"Outlines the origin and evolution of postmodern thought over the last half century and argues that the unchecked spread and application of postmodern ideas -- from academia, to activist circles, to the public at large - presents an authoritarian ideological threat not only to liberal democracy but also to modernity itself"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1634312023
9781634312028 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2019054122

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GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)