Skepticism, Modernity and Critical Theory
Critical Theory in Philosophical Context
Published on 5. April 2005
Book
Hardback
XII, 182 pages
978-1-4039-1814-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the issue of philosophical skepticism in the light of its relevance for the critique of modernity associated with the Frankfurt School. It situates the problem of skepticism in the context of the history of philosophy and explores its significance for the modern crisis of reason manifested in post-Kantian philosophy, which presaged the critical turn toward social theory.
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Edition
2005 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XII, 182 p.
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-1814-7 (9781403918147)
DOI
10.1057/9780230505957
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PHILIP WALSH is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at the State University of New York, College at Cortland, where he teaches social theory. He has published articles on Hegel and Nietzsche and is the co-editor (with Davis Schmeiderman) of the collection
Re-Taking the Universe: William S. Burroughs in the Age of Globalization
(2004).
Content
PART I: SKEPTICISM AND MODERN PHILOSOPHY Idealism, Metacritique and Ancient Skepticism On the Origins of Modern Scepticism: Descartes, Doubt and Certainty PART II: SKEPTICISM AND IDEALISM The Question of Legitimacy: Skepticism, Law and Transcendental Idealism Hegel and self-completing skepticism PART III: SKEPTICISM AND THE CRITIQUE OF MODERNITY Skepticism, Nihilism and the Crisis of Rationality Negative Dialectics and the Fate of Critical Theory