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'''Terry Eagleton''' is a [[liberal]] British literature professor, author and literary critic. He is currently teaching English and creative writing at Lancaster.<ref>[http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=authC2D9C28A1123b1D819TsK1844CB4 uni bio]</ref>
'''Terry Eagleton''' is a British literary theorist, author, professor, and critic. He is currently teaching English and creative writing at Lancaster and [[Notre Dame University]], and has previously taught at [[Oxford University]].<ref>[http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=authC2D9C28A1123b1D819TsK1844CB4 uni bio]</ref>
While writing from a Maxist perspective in his early work, some of Eagleton's more recent books have dealt with theological themes from a Catholic perspective, and he has been a longtime critic of [[Postmodernism]], for example in the book ''On Evil'' (2010) and ''The Illusions of Postmodernism'' (2006).
During four days of talks at [[Yale University]]'s Terry Lectures in April 2008, he spoke of a fictitious person, '''Ditchkins''', which is derived from the merger of the two last names [[Christopher Hitchens|Hitchens]] and [[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]] (Etymology: '''''D'''''aw'''''kins''''' + H'''''itch'''''e'''''ns'''''). In these lectures Eagleton often caricaturizes the two famed writers and outspoken [[atheist]]s, routinely drawing [[Christopher Hitchens]] and [[Richard Dawkins]] as one single, formidable debate opponent who lamentably commits various [[logical fallacy|logical fallacies]].
During four days of talks at [[Yale University]]'s Terry Lectures in April 2008, he spoke of a fictitious person, '''Ditchkins''', which is derived from the merger of the two last names [[Christopher Hitchens|Hitchens]] and [[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]] (Etymology: '''''D'''''aw'''''kins''''' + H'''''itch'''''e'''''ns'''''). In these lectures Eagleton often caricaturizes the two famed writers and outspoken [[atheist]]s, routinely drawing [[Christopher Hitchens]] and [[Richard Dawkins]] as one single, formidable debate opponent who lamentably commits various [[logical fallacy|logical fallacies]].
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