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Reclaiming the enlightenment : toward a politics of radical engagement /

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 and objectives of progressive politics has been...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bronner, Stephen Eric, 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2004.
Series:Columbia international affairs online. Books.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Interpreting the Enlightenment : metaphysics, tradition, and politics
  • In praise of progress
  • Inventing liberalism
  • The great divide : Enlightenment, counter-enlightenment, and the public sphere
  • Abolishing the ghetto : anti-semitism, racism, and the other
  • The illusory dialectic : from Enlightenment to totalitarianism
  • Experiencing reality : the culture industry, subjectivity, and identity
  • Pathways to freedom : rights, reciprocity, and the cosmopolitan sensibility
  • Renewing the legacy : solidarity, nature, and ethics.