Romancing Antiquity - German Critique of the Enlightenment from Weber to Habermas (Paperback)

In this unique and comprehensive book, George McCarthy examines the influence of Greek philosophy, literature, arts, and politics on the development of twentieth-century German social thought. McCarthy demonstrates that the classical spirit vitalized thinkers such as Weber, Heidegger, Freud, Marcuse, Arendt, Gadamer, and Habermas. With the romancing of antiquity, they transformed their understanding of the modern self, political community, and Enlightenment rationality. By viewing contemporary social theory from the framework of the classical world, McCarthy argues, we are capable of thinking beyond the limits of modernity to new possibilities of human reason, science, beauty, and social justice.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1997
First published:	June 1997
Authors:	George E. McCarthy
Contributors:	Hannah Arendt • Hans Georg Gadamer • Jurgen. Habermas • Martin Heidegger • Karl Marx • Friedrich Nietzsche • Max Weber
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-8476-8529-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
LSN:	0-8476-8529-2
Barcode:	9780847685295

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