Post-Positivist Realism

• 作 者: Barbara Foley
• 机 构: Rutgers University,
• 出 处: Comparative Literature:East & West
• 发表日期: 2006年01期
• 关键词: realism 身份问题 ideology Morrison struggle moral truth engage think institutions

本文作者对《重申身份》一书中所持的后实证现实主义(post-positivist realism)观点进行了深刻的批评。作者指出,从后实证现实主义立场出发论述身份问题会遭遇到逻辑与政治的难题。它所提供的答案只是症候式,而非实质性的。实际上,后现代主义在身份问题上所处的尴尬也是后实证现实主义所同样面临的。

The author of this article has profoundly criticized the post-positivist realism view of Reaffirming Identity. The author points out that from the post-positivist realism standpoint, the issue of identity will encounter logistical and political challenges. The answer it provides is merely a symptom, not a substantive one. In fact, the embarrassment posed by postmodernism on the question of identity is also posed by positivist realism.