In a succession of provocative and wide-ranging chapters, Stanley Fish explores the rational basis of our literary, legal, and psychoanalytic interpretations. He argues that while we can never separate our judgements from the context in which they are made, those judgements are nevertheless authoritative, and in the only way that matters, objective. He explores the implications of his ideas on the nature of professional and institutional culture, on literary theory, the philosophy of law, and the sociology of knowledge, and assesses the place of reason in a rhetorical world.

`masterly book' TLS
Reviews
'easily the best book of literary theory published in the last few years ... There isn't a drop of jargon in sight ... no one can doubt the brilliance of Fish's writing.' James Wood, Guardian



Book Information
ISBN 9780198129998
Author Stanley Fish
Format Paperback
Page Count 624
Imprint Clarendon Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 153mm * 37mm