Against Againstism
Comment on Parker
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20400665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fred Newman (East Side Institute for Short Term Psychotherapy, corresponding author), Lois Holzman (East Side Institute for Short Term Psychotherapy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 265-270 |
| Publication date | 2000-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-3543 • E-ISSN: 1461-7447 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0959354300102006 |
| OpenAlex | W4252768723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
This comment on Parker's `Against Postmodernism: Psychology in Cultural Context' (Parker, 1998) contextualizes Parker's `againstism' (critical) stance. Parker characterizes postmodernism as theoretical play that has gone too far. Having exhausted its progressive potential, it's become a breeding ground for reactionary ideas now threatening psychology and a radical political agenda. Parker, recognizing that what he fears postmodernism has spawned are products of modernism, employs `dialectical critique' to historically contextualize postmodernism and its dangers. As postmodernists Parker takes to task, the authors argue that the relevant points of difference between him and them have more to do with their differing institutional locations and conception/practices of dialectics than with postmodernism
Aesthetics · Dialectic · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Postmodernism · Reactionary · Sociology · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · History · Law · Philosophy · Social Representations and Identity
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2013 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |