Fanaticism : a political philosophical history /

"As the post-WWII liberal democratic consensus comes under assault around the globe, this book investigates a timely topic: the re-emergence of fanaticism. Fanaticism: A Philosophical Political History traces the history of the concept from ancient times to our present moment of extremism run a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Goldsmith, Zachary Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Kant, Immanuel, > 1724-1804 > Political and social views.
Burke, Edmund, > 1729-1797 > Political and social views.
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, > 1821-1881 > Political and social views.
Burke, Edmund, > 1729-1797.
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, > 1821-1881.
Kant, Immanuel, > 1724-1804.
Fanaticism.
Fanaticism > Political aspects.
Radicalism.
Fanatisme.
Fanatisme > Aspect politique.
Radicalisme.
radicalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Political and social views.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • 1. Answering the Question
  • 2. Three Moments in the History of Fanaticism
  • 3. Kant Between the Schwärmer and the Enthusiast
  • 4. Edmund Burke's Critique of the "Philosophical Fanatics" Behind the French Revolution
  • 5. Dostoevsky's Demons
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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