The Dilemma of Context

by Ben-Ami Scharfstein

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814788745
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	07/01/1989
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	537,169
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

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.