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Skepticism, Modernity and Critical Theory
P. Walsh
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Paperback. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Series
Renewing Philosophy
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349513970
SKU
V9781349513970
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About P. Walsh
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).
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