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Umfang: Online-Ressource (352 p)

ISBN: 9780231126090

Inhalt: This book tackles an obvious yet profound problem of modern political life: the disorientation of intellectuals and activists on the left. As the study of political history and theory has been usurped by cultural criticism, a confusion over the origins

Anmerkung: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Interpreting the Enlightenment: Metaphysics, Tradition, and Politics; 2. In Praise of Progress; 3. Inventing Liberalism; 4. The Great Divide: Enlightenment, Counter-Enlightenment, and the Public Sphere; 5. Abolishing the Ghetto: Anti-Semitism, Racism, and the Other; 6. The Illusory Dialectic: From Enlightenment to Totalitarianism; 7. Experiencing Reality: The Culture Industry, Subjectivity, and Identity; 8. Pathways to Freedom: Rights, Reciprocity, and the Cosmopolitan Sensibility , 9. Renewing the Legacy: Solidarity, Nature, and EthicsIndex;

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780231500982

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780231126090

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Reclaiming the Enlightenment : Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement

Sprache: Englisch

Schlagwort(e): Electronic books

URL: Volltext

URL: Volltext

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Umfang: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9780231500982

Inhalt: Since the mid-twentieth century, intellectuals have attacked the Enlightenment for its imperialism, eurocentrism, and scientism and for the sexism and racism of some of its major representatives. Eager to reclaim the Enlightenment from purely philosophical and cultural interpretations, Bronner shows that the Enlightenment's notion of political engagement keeps democracy fresh and alive by providing a practical foundation for fostering institutional accountability, opposing infringements on individual rights, instilling an enduring commitment to social reform, and building a cosmopolitan sensibility. This forceful and timely reinterpretation of the Enlightenment and its powerful influence on contemporary political life is a resounding wake-up call to critics on both the left and the right.

Anmerkung: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Preface -- , Acknowledgments -- , 1. Interpreting the Enlightenment: Metaphysics, Tradition, and Politics -- , 2. In Praise of Progress -- , 3. Inventing Liberalism -- , 4. The Great Divide: Enlightenment, Counter-Enlightenment, and the Public Sphere -- , 5. Abolishing the Ghetto: Anti-Semitism, Racism, and the Other -- , 6. The Illusory Dialectic: From Enlightenment to Totalitarianism -- , 7. Experiencing Reality: The Culture Industry, Subjectivity, and Identity -- , 8. Pathways to Freedom: Rights, Reciprocity, and the Cosmopolitan Sensibility -- , 9. Renewing the Legacy: Solidarity, Nature, and Ethics -- , Index , In English.

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.7312/bron12608

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/bron12608

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/bron12608