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Romancing Antiquity
George E. McCarthy
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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. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847685295
SKU
V9780847685295
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About George E. McCarthy
George E. McCarthy teaches social theory, ethics, and political economy at Kenyon College. In 1994-95, he was a Senior Fulbright Research Fellow in Germany. Among his many books are Marx and the Ancients: Classical Ethics, Social Justice, and Nineteenth-Century Political Economy, Marx and Aristotle: Nineteenth-Century German Social Theory and Classical Economy, and Dialectics and Decadence: Echoes of Antiquity in ... Read more
Reviews for Romancing Antiquity
An enormous amount of intellectual terrain...
Michael T. Jones, University of Kentucky
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
McCarthy has undertaken an enterprise of enormous scope and considerable interest. One of the virtues of his study is its cross-disciplinary approach. There is no postmodern critical gimmickry nor wild free-associationism. His ... Read more
Michael T. Jones, University of Kentucky
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
McCarthy has undertaken an enterprise of enormous scope and considerable interest. One of the virtues of his study is its cross-disciplinary approach. There is no postmodern critical gimmickry nor wild free-associationism. His ... Read more