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The Politics and Philosophy of Political Correctness

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Politics and Philosophy of Political Correctness

Contributors:

By (Author) Jung Min Choi
By (author) John W. Murphy

ISBN:

9780275942861

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Praeger Publishers Inc

Publication Date:

24th November 1992

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Anthropology
Sociolinguistics

Dewey:

306

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

186

Description

Political correctness has received a bad press, according to Choi and Murphy. Indeed, the ideas and concepts embodied in PC have been trivialised by conservatives seeking to defend their own positions, and by a press catering to a public put off by philosophical discussions. Choi and Murphy seek to analyse key aspects of the debate over PC. Starting with an examination of the basic concepts of PC, they review the essentials of neo-conservative social philosophy and the "post-modern alternative" as well as neo-conservative critiques of post-modernism. By providing a comprehensive examination of PC from its historical and philosophical underpinnings, Choi and Murphy show what is at stake in the controversy. This book is aimed at researchers and students of contemporary philosophy and social policy.

Reviews

The merit of the book is that although the authors take sides, they have read and considered their opponents' arguments.-Choice
"The merit of the book is that although the authors take sides, they have read and considered their opponents' arguments."-Choice

Author Bio

JUNG MIN CHOI is a Graduate research assistant in the Department of Sociology, York University, Toronto, Canada. JOHN W. MURPHY is a professor at the University of Miami. Murphy is the author of numerous works dealing with contemporary social issues, including with John T. Pardeck, The Computerization of Human Services, (Auburn Hourse, 1991) and Postmodern Social Analysis and Criticism (Greenwood Press, 1989).

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