Description
Explore the fascinating world of unconventional thinking with 'Outsider Theory'—a groundbreaking book by Jonathan P. Eburne that delves into the intersection of outlandish ideas and modern intellectual history. This brand new trade paperback, released by the University of Minnesota Press in 2018, serves as a vital reminder of the importance of questioning dominant ideologies in today’s complex era. Eburne challenges readers to reconsider what constitutes a valid idea, looking into the connections between the Nag Hammadi library, Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, and speculative feminist historiography.
In 'Outsider Theory,' you will uncover how marginalized perspectives—from popular occult writers to pseudoscientists—offer crucial insights often ignored by mainstream discourse. This engaging narrative invites you to appreciate the value of speculative inquiry, driving home the need to take lesser-known ideas seriously amidst the prevalence of fake news.
Whether you're a scholar of intellectual history, a lover of critical theory, or simply curious about the unconventional paths of thought, this book provides an essential overview of often overlooked contributions to modern understanding.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781517905552
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2018
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781517905552
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2018
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Description:
A vital and timely reminder that modern life owes as much to outlandish
thinking as to dominant ideologies.
What do the Nag Hammadi library, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, speculative
feminist historiography, Marcus Garvey's finances, and maps drawn by asylum
patients have in common? Jonathan P. Eburne explores this question as never before
in Outsider Theory, a timely book about outlandish ideas. Eburne brings readers on
an adventure in intellectual history that stresses the urgency of taking seriously
— especially in an era of fake news — ideas that might otherwise be discarded or
regarded as errant, unfashionable, or even unreasonable.
Examining the role of such thinking in contemporary intellectual history, Eburne
challenges the categorical demarcation of good ideas from flawed, wild, or bad ones,
addressing the surprising extent to which speculative inquiry extends beyond the
work of professional intellectuals to include that of nonprofessionals as well, whether
amateurs, unfashionable observers, or the clinically insane.
Considering the work of a variety of such figures — from popular occult writers and
gnostics to so-called outsider artists and pseudoscientists — Eburne argues that an
understanding of its circulation and recirculation is indispensable to the history of
ideas. He devotes close attention to ideas and texts usually omitted from or
marginalized within orthodox histories of literary modernism, critical theory, and
continental philosophy, yet which have long garnered the critical attention of
specialists in religion, science studies, critical race theory, and the history of the
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In 'Outsider Theory,' you will uncover how marginalized perspectives—from popular occult writers to pseudoscientists—offer crucial insights often ignored by mainstream discourse. This engaging narrative invites you to appreciate the value of speculative inquiry, driving home the need to take lesser-known ideas seriously amidst the prevalence of fake news.
Whether you're a scholar of intellectual history, a lover of critical theory, or simply curious about the unconventional paths of thought, this book provides an essential overview of often overlooked contributions to modern understanding.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781517905552
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2018
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781517905552
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2018
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Description:
A vital and timely reminder that modern life owes as much to outlandish
thinking as to dominant ideologies.
What do the Nag Hammadi library, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, speculative
feminist historiography, Marcus Garvey's finances, and maps drawn by asylum
patients have in common? Jonathan P. Eburne explores this question as never before
in Outsider Theory, a timely book about outlandish ideas. Eburne brings readers on
an adventure in intellectual history that stresses the urgency of taking seriously
— especially in an era of fake news — ideas that might otherwise be discarded or
regarded as errant, unfashionable, or even unreasonable.
Examining the role of such thinking in contemporary intellectual history, Eburne
challenges the categorical demarcation of good ideas from flawed, wild, or bad ones,
addressing the surprising extent to which speculative inquiry extends beyond the
work of professional intellectuals to include that of nonprofessionals as well, whether
amateurs, unfashionable observers, or the clinically insane.
Considering the work of a variety of such figures — from popular occult writers and
gnostics to so-called outsider artists and pseudoscientists — Eburne argues that an
understanding of its circulation and recirculation is indispensable to the history of
ideas. He devotes close attention to ideas and texts usually omitted from or
marginalized within orthodox histories of literary modernism, critical theory, and
continental philosophy, yet which have long garnered the critical attention of
specialists in religion, science studies, critical race theory, and the history of the
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