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...
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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 Paul de Man, language, and the politics of meaning -- Reference and the social basis of language -- The limits of Althusser's poststructuralist Marxism -- Jameson's Marxist hermeneutics and the need for an adequate epistemology -- Political criticism and the challenge of otherness -- On situating objective knowledge -- Identity, multiculturalism, justice