Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ509767
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Antithetical Ethics: Kenneth Burke and the Constitution.
Anderson, Virginia
JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory, v15 n2 p261-79 1995
Shows how the textuality of the United States Constitution, the most venerable of classic democratic icons, might be exploited to nurture postmodern ethics. Shows how Kenneth Burke's reading of the Constitution accords with and augments the postmodern theories of J.-F. Lyotard and S. Jarratt. Discusses a postmodern Constitution and the contemporary writing class. (SR)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: United States Constitution
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