Enlightenment in an Age of Destruction - Intellectuals, World Disorder, and the Politics of Empire (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book is about the ways in which modern enlightenment, rather than liberating humanity from tyranny, has subjected us to new servitude imposed by systems of mass manipulation, electronic vigilance, compulsive consumerism, and the horrors of a seemingly unending global war on terror. The main intellectual aims of this title are the following: the analysis of spectacle, the criticism of providential enlightenment, and the examination of positive dialectics. The spectacle, in this case, is the apotheosis of the culture industries, a total inversion of reality and of our existences. Providential enlightenment is not only a critique of the failure of enlightenment, but of the mutilation of historical enlightenments. Positive dialectics signal a new era of intellectual engagement in the construction of our historical future. During a time in which national democracies seem an imperial farce, it is not enough for intellectuals faced with all this destruction to blithely recommend resistance. The book thus ties American, British, French and German theoretical traditions into a reflexive challenge to the notion of intellectual as critic, and argues instead for a trespassive tradition of cultural leadership.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice
Release date:	February 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Christopher Britt • Paul Fenn • Eduardo Subirats
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	171
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-70783-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-70783-3
Barcode:	9783319707839

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