The Resource Think again : contrarian reflections on life, culture, politics, religion, law, and education, Stanley Fish
Think again : contrarian reflections on life, culture, politics, religion, law, and education, Stanley Fish
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- Summary
- "From 1995 to 2013, Stanley Fish's provocative New York Times columns consistently generated passionate discussion and debate. In Think Again, he has assembled almost one hundred of his best columns into a thematically arranged collection with a substantial new introduction that explains his intention in writing these pieces and offers an analysis of why they provoked so much reaction. Some readers reported being frustrated when they couldn't figure out where Fish, one of America's most influential thinkers, stood on the controversies he addressed in the essays--from atheism and affirmative action to plagiarism and postmodernism. But, as Fish says, that is the point. Opinions are cheap; you can get them anywhere. Instead of offering just another set of them, Fish analyzes and dissects the arguments put forth by different sides--in debates over free speech, identity politics, the gun lobby, and other hot-button topics--in order to explain how their arguments work or don't work. In short, these are essays that teach you not what to think but how to think more clearly. Brief and accessible yet challenging, these essays provide all the hard-edged intellectual, cultural, and political analysis one expects from Fish. At the same time, the collection includes a number of revealing and even poignant autobiographical essays in which, as Fish says, "readers will learn about my anxieties, my aspirations, my eccentricities, my foibles, my father, and my obsessions--Frank Sinatra, Ted Williams, basketball, and Jews."--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 427 pages
- Note
- Articles originally published in the New York Times between 1995 and 2013
- Contents
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- Part 1. Personal reflections
- Part 2. Aesthetic reflections
- Part 3. Cultural reflections
- Part 4. Reflections on politics
- Part 5. Reflections on the law
- Part 6. Reflections on religion
- Part 7. Reflections on liberal arts education
- Part 8. Reflections on academic freedom
- Isbn
- 9780691167718
- Label
- Think again : contrarian reflections on life, culture, politics, religion, law, and education
- Title
- Think again
- Title remainder
- contrarian reflections on life, culture, politics, religion, law, and education
- Statement of responsibility
- Stanley Fish
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- Civilization, Modern
- Civilization, Modern
- Constitutional history
- Constitutional history -- United States
- Criticism
- Criticism
- Education, Humanistic
- Education, Humanistic
- Academic freedom
- Fish, Stanley Eugene
- Intellectuals
- Intellectuals -- United States -- Biography
- Political culture
- Political culture -- United States
- Religion
- Religion
- United States
- Fish, Stanley Eugene
- Academic freedom
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From 1995 to 2013, Stanley Fish's provocative New York Times columns consistently generated passionate discussion and debate. In Think Again, he has assembled almost one hundred of his best columns into a thematically arranged collection with a substantial new introduction that explains his intention in writing these pieces and offers an analysis of why they provoked so much reaction. Some readers reported being frustrated when they couldn't figure out where Fish, one of America's most influential thinkers, stood on the controversies he addressed in the essays--from atheism and affirmative action to plagiarism and postmodernism. But, as Fish says, that is the point. Opinions are cheap; you can get them anywhere. Instead of offering just another set of them, Fish analyzes and dissects the arguments put forth by different sides--in debates over free speech, identity politics, the gun lobby, and other hot-button topics--in order to explain how their arguments work or don't work. In short, these are essays that teach you not what to think but how to think more clearly. Brief and accessible yet challenging, these essays provide all the hard-edged intellectual, cultural, and political analysis one expects from Fish. At the same time, the collection includes a number of revealing and even poignant autobiographical essays in which, as Fish says, "readers will learn about my anxieties, my aspirations, my eccentricities, my foibles, my father, and my obsessions--Frank Sinatra, Ted Williams, basketball, and Jews."--Publisher's description
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fish, Stanley Eugene
- Dewey number
- 814/.54
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE64.F57
- LC item number
- A5 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Fish, Stanley Eugene
- Fish, Stanley Eugene
- Criticism
- Civilization, Modern
- Constitutional history
- Political culture
- Religion
- Education, Humanistic
- Academic freedom
- Intellectuals
- Academic freedom
- Civilization, Modern
- Constitutional history
- Criticism
- Education, Humanistic
- Intellectuals
- Political culture
- Religion
- United States
- Label
- Think again : contrarian reflections on life, culture, politics, religion, law, and education, Stanley Fish
- Note
- Articles originally published in the New York Times between 1995 and 2013
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part 1. Personal reflections -- Part 2. Aesthetic reflections -- Part 3. Cultural reflections -- Part 4. Reflections on politics -- Part 5. Reflections on the law -- Part 6. Reflections on religion -- Part 7. Reflections on liberal arts education -- Part 8. Reflections on academic freedom
- Control code
- ocn908084056
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xix, 427 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691167718
- Lccn
- 2015016009
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Label
- Think again : contrarian reflections on life, culture, politics, religion, law, and education, Stanley Fish
- Note
- Articles originally published in the New York Times between 1995 and 2013
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part 1. Personal reflections -- Part 2. Aesthetic reflections -- Part 3. Cultural reflections -- Part 4. Reflections on politics -- Part 5. Reflections on the law -- Part 6. Reflections on religion -- Part 7. Reflections on liberal arts education -- Part 8. Reflections on academic freedom
- Control code
- ocn908084056
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xix, 427 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691167718
- Lccn
- 2015016009
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- Civilization, Modern
- Civilization, Modern
- Constitutional history
- Constitutional history -- United States
- Criticism
- Criticism
- Education, Humanistic
- Education, Humanistic
- Academic freedom
- Fish, Stanley Eugene
- Intellectuals
- Intellectuals -- United States -- Biography
- Political culture
- Political culture -- United States
- Religion
- Religion
- United States
- Fish, Stanley Eugene
- Academic freedom
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