Georg Lukács and His Generation, 1900-1918

Georg Lukács and His Generation, 1900-1918
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 0674348664
ISBN-13 : 9780674348660
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Georg Lukács and His Generation, 1900-1918 by : Mary Gluck

Here is Lukács among friends, lovers, and peers in those important years before 1918, when he converted to Communism and Marxism at the age of 39. Lukács emerges as dramatic and psychologically complex but also as a figure whose dilemmas were echoed in the lives of other radical intellectuals who came of age during the fin de siêcle period.

Georg Lukacs: The Fundamental Dissonance of Existence

Georg Lukacs: The Fundamental Dissonance of Existence
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 412
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ISBN-10 : 9781441121080
ISBN-13 : 1441121080
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Georg Lukacs: The Fundamental Dissonance of Existence by : Timothy Bewes

The end of the Soviet period, the vast expansion in the power and influence of capital, and recent developments in social and aesthetic theory, have made the work of Hungarian Marxist philosopher and social critic Georg Lukács more vital than ever. The very innovations in literary method that, during the 80s and 90s, marginalized him in the West have now made possible new readings of Lukács, less in thrall to the positions taken by Lukács himself on political and aesthetic matters. What these developments amount to, this book argues, is an opportunity to liberate Lukács's thought from its formal and historical limitations, a possibility that was always inherent in Lukács's own thinking about the paradoxes of form. This collection brings together recent work on Lukács from the fields of Philosophy, Social and Political Thought, Literary and Cultural Studies. Against the odds, Lukács's thought has survived: as a critique of late capitalism, as a guide to the contradictions of modernity, and as a model for a temperament that refuses all accommodation with the way things are.

Modern Movements in European Philosophy

Modern Movements in European Philosophy
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 0719042488
ISBN-13 : 9780719042485
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Modern Movements in European Philosophy by : Richard Kearney

In this now classic textbook, Richard Kearney surveys the work of nineteen of this century’s most influential European thinkers. The second edition has a new chapter devoted to Julia Kristeva, whose work in the fields of semiotics and psychoanalytic theory has made a significant contribution to recent continental thought.

Education for Political Life

Education for Political Life
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9781538171905
ISBN-13 : 1538171902
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Education for Political Life by : Iaan Reynolds

Situating Karl Mannheim in a tradition of critical social philosophy, Iaan Reynolds argues that Mannheim's early explorations in the sociology of knowledge offer a novel approach to this tradition since they emphasize the need for social research to cultivate the critical self-awareness of social researchers.

Handbook of Social Theory

Handbook of Social Theory
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 570
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ISBN-10 : 0761941878
ISBN-13 : 9780761941873
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Social Theory by : George Ritzer

The Handbook of Social Theory presents an authoritative and panoramic critical survey of the development, achievement and prospects of social theory.

Migrating Histories of Art

Migrating Histories of Art
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 462
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ISBN-10 : 9783110490473
ISBN-13 : 3110490471
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Migrating Histories of Art by : Maria Teresa Costa

Art historians have been facing the challenge – even from before the advent of globalization – of writing for an international audience and translating their own work into a foreign language – whether forced by exile, voluntary migration, or simply in order to reach wider audiences. Migrating Histories of Art aims to study the biographical and academic impact of these self-translations, and how the adoption and processing of foreign-language texts and their corresponding methodologies have been fundamental to the disciplinary discourse of art history. While often creating distinctly "multifaceted" personal biographies and establishing an international disciplinary discourse, self-translation also fosters the creation of instances of linguistic and methodological hegemony.

Sociology as Political Education

Sociology as Political Education
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781351326025
ISBN-13 : 1351326023
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Sociology as Political Education by : Karl Mannheim

German professors and academic intellectuals are often blamed for passivity or complicity in the National Socialist rise to power. Karl Mannheim was a leading representative of a vital minority of university personalities who devoted themselves to making sociology and higher education contribute to democratization. Sociology as Political Education is both an analytical account of Mannheim's efforts as well as an illustration of the application of sociological knowledge to the world of practical action. Together with a second biographical volume by the editors, forthcoming next season, it comprisesa complete record of Karl Mannheim in the university life of the Weimar period. The comparatively new discipline of sociology was looked upon with favor by the Weimar Republic's reformers of higher education. In advancing its methods Mannheim had first to contend first with prominent and influential figures who attacked sociology as a mere political device to undermine cultural and national values for the sake of narrow interests and partisanship. He then had to meet the objections of fellow sociologists who were convinced that the discipline could prosper only as an area of specialized study with no claim to educational goals beyond the technical reproduction. Finally, he had to separate himself from proponents of politicized sociology. Sociological thought should be rigorous, critical, and attentive to evidence, but, Mannheim argued, its system had to be open and congruent with the ultimate responsibility of human beings for their acts. Loader and Kettler supplement Mannheim's groundbreaking volume with previously untranslated Mannheim texts, among them a transcript of his 1930 sociology course in which Mannheim answered his critics and clarified his intentions. Sociology as Political Education is not only of historical significance, but also shows Mannheim's relevance for current discussions of academic integrity and politicization. This volume will be of interest to sociologists, cultural historians, and political scientists.

Carl Schmitt's Critique of Liberalism

Carl Schmitt's Critique of Liberalism
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 0521664578
ISBN-13 : 9780521664578
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Carl Schmitt's Critique of Liberalism by : John P. McCormick

This is the first in-depth critical appraisal in English of the political, legal, and cultural writings of Carl Schmitt, perhaps this century's most brilliant critic of liberalism. It offers an assessment of this most sophisticated of fascist theorists without attempting either to apologise for or demonise him. Schmitt's Weimar writings confront the role of technology as it finds expression through the principles and practices of liberalism. Contemporary political conditions such as disaffection with liberalism and the rise of extremist political organizations have rendered Schmitt's work both relevant and insightful. John McCormick examines why technology becomes a rallying cry for both right- and left-wing intellectuals at times when liberalism appears anachronistic, and shows the continuities between Weimar's ideological debates and those of our own age.

Between Ruin and Renewal

Between Ruin and Renewal
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9780300097481
ISBN-13 : 0300097484
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Between Ruin and Renewal by : Professor Kimberly A Smith

Smith takes a provocative look at the fascinating and beautiful landscapes painted by Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890-1918), renowned for his intensely confrontational portraits, self-portraits, erotic images, and allegories. 90 illustrations, 50 in color.

Decentering European Intellectual Space

Decentering European Intellectual Space
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 307
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ISBN-10 : 9789004364530
ISBN-13 : 9004364536
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Decentering European Intellectual Space by :

Decentering European Intellectual Space challenges the conventional view of intellectual history as a debate over the interpretation of a limited number of texts produced by a small group of prominent scholars, writers, and intellectuals from the cultural centers of Europe. Addressing the question “What is European intellectual space?”, this collection of essays seeks to demonstrate how this space is shaped, ordered, and communicated between Europe’s fluctuating cores and peripheries. Focusing on the asymmetrical relations between large and small, centers and peripheries, cores and margins, in scholarly and other forms of interaction – and within Europe as well as globally – the volume brings forth a variety of trajectories and strategies developed by intellectuals outside the culturally dominant centers. Contributors are: David Cottington, Narve Fulsås, Tommaso Giordani, Marja Jalava, Zsófia Lórand, Łukasz Mikołajewski, Diana Mishkova, Stefan Nygård, Emilia Palonen, Manolis Patiniotis, Johanna Rainio-Niemi, Tore Rem, José María Rosales, and Johan Strang.