{"product_id":"9781839990854","title":"Theory Does Not Exist","description":"Author: Paul Allen Miller\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839990854\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 May 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 214 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheory Does Not Exist: Comparative Ancient and Modern Explorations in Psychoanalysis, Deconstruction, and Rhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a collection of essays that makes a strong case for a comparative approach to what we term \u0026amp;#x27;theory\u0026amp;#x27; today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt argues that our disciplinary boundaries create artificial divisions between philosophy, rhetoric, and literature, which historically would not have been recognised and which have come to function as conceptual straitjackets. These essays contend that a concerted engagement with the crucial texts in these debates over the last 2500 years not only offers a better understanding of the issues involved but also provides the necessary political, ethical, and existential tools for fashioning a better and more inclusive life. \u003ci\u003eTheory Does Not Exist \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a full-throated defence of the humanities and crucial counterarguments against the reduction of education to the vocational and the operational.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924921925790,"sku":"ING-9781839990854","price":159.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839990854.jpg?v=1782955846","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839990854","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}