Structuralism and Poststructuralism For Beginners

by Donald D. Palmer

Paperback

Published January 1, 1997

About the author

Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California. He is known for writing introductory books on philosophy and philosophers which attempt to make philosophical ideas accessible to novices. He also illustrates his own books.

Currently he is visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A concise and entertaining introduction to an important line of continental philosophy. The study of language is important today, as our words form our framework for describing reality and in some respects determining reality, both from an individual’s own identity and as social constructs.