In the Spirit of Critique: Thinking Politically in the Dialectical Tradition
Author:   Andrew J. Douglas
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438448411


Pages:   183
Publication Date:   01 December 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Andrew J. Douglas
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781438448411


ISBN 10:   1438448414
Pages:   183
Publication Date:   01 December 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"Acknowledgments 1. Introduction The Dialectical Tradition A Spirit of Critique The Story 2. Restaging the Dialectic Dialectical Lightheartedness Dialectical Despair Nietzschean Disillusionment Conclusion 3. In a Milieu of Scarcity A Qualified Reading Sartre's Dialectical Lens ""In a Milieu of Scarcity"" ""An Infernal Machine"" Reflective Limitation Conclusion 4. Between Despair and Redemption ""In Face of Despair"" ""From the Standpoint of Redemption"" Democracy to Come Conclusion 5. The Instinctive Dialectic Contours of a Romantic Humanism Hegelian Pastiche The Tragedy of Self-Activity Conclusion 6. Conclusion Notes Index"

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"""...provides a masterful overview of the dialectical tradition that runs from Kant and Hegel through Marx and up to Sartre, Theodor Adorno, and the Trinidadian Marxist, C. L. R. James."" - Perspectives on Politics"


...provides a masterful overview of the dialectical tradition that runs from Kant and Hegel through Marx and up to Sartre, Theodor Adorno, and the Trinidadian Marxist, C. L. R. James. - Perspectives on Politics


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Andrew J. Douglas is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Morehouse College.

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