Author: Daniel H. BorusPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 0742515079
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
The book describes the ways in which American thinkers and artists in the first two decades of the twentieth century challenged notions that a single principle explained all relevant phenomena, opting instead for a pluralistic world in which many truths, goods, and beauties coexisted. It argues that the bracketing of the idea that all knowledge was integrated allowed for a new appreciation of the importance of context and contingency.