The Dilemma of Context

Ben-Ami Scharfstein

Open Access Published by New York University Press 1989

The Dilemma of Context

Ben-Ami Scharfstein

https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814788745.001.0001

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About this book

In The Dilemma of Context, Scharfstein contends that the problems encountered with context are insoluble. He explains why this problem lays an intellectual burden on us that, while remaining inescapable, can become so heavy it destroys the understanding it was created to further.

Author / Editor information

Scharfstein Ben-Ami :

Ben-Ami Scharfstein was born and raised in New York City.After recieving his doctorate from Columbia University, he went on to teach at Brooklyn College and Hunter College.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
1. CONTEXTUAL PROBLEMS AND TENSIONS Open Access Download PDF	1
2. CONTEXTUAL DILEMMAS AND LIMITATIONS Open Access Download PDF	51
3. CONTEXTUAL HESITATIONS AND SOLUTIONS Open Access Download PDF	139
REFERENCES Open Access Download PDF	195
INDEX Open Access Download PDF	211

Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;

eBook

Published: July 1, 1989
ISBN: 9780814788745