Reclaiming the Enlightenment : : Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement / / Stephen Eric Bronner.
This book tackles an obvious yet profound problem of modern political life: the disorientation of intellectuals and activists on the left. As the study of political history and theory has been usurped by cultural criticism, a confusion over the origins and objectives of progressive politics has been...
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Bronner, Stephen Eric, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Reclaiming the Enlightenment : Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement / Stephen Eric Bronner. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2004] ©2004 1 online resource (224 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Interpreting the Enlightenment: Metaphysics, Tradition, and Politics -- 2. In Praise of Progress -- 3. Inventing Liberalism -- 4. The Great Divide: Enlightenment, Counter-Enlightenment, and the Public Sphere -- 5. Abolishing the Ghetto: Anti-Semitism, Racism, and the Other -- 6. The Illusory Dialectic: From Enlightenment to Totalitarianism -- 7. Experiencing Reality: The Culture Industry, Subjectivity, and Identity -- 8. Pathways to Freedom: Rights, Reciprocity, and the Cosmopolitan Sensibility -- 9. Renewing the Legacy: Solidarity, Nature, and Ethics -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star This book tackles an obvious yet profound problem of modern political life: the disorientation of intellectuals and activists on the left. As the study of political history and theory has been usurped by cultural criticism, a confusion over the origins and objectives of progressive politics has been the result. Specifically, it has become fashionable for intellectuals to attack the Enlightenment for its imperialism, eurocentrism, and scientism, and for the sexism and racism of some of its major representatives. Although the fact that individual thinkers harbored such prejudices is irrefutable, Stephen Bronner argues that reducing the Enlightenment ethos to these beliefs is wholly unsustainable.With its championing of democracy, equality, cosmopolitanism, and reason—and its vociferous attacks on popular prejudice, religious superstition, and arbitrary abuses of power—the Enlightenment was once hailed as the foundation of all modern, progressive politics. But in 1947, this perspective was dramatically undermined when Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno published their classic work, Dialectic of Enlightenment, which claims that the Enlightenment was the source of totalitarianism and the worst excesses of modernity. Reclaiming the Enlightenment from purely philosophical and cultural interpretations, Bronner shows that its notion of political engagement keeps democracy fresh and alive by providing a practical foundation for fostering institutional accountability, opposing infringements on individual rights, instilling an enduring commitment to social reform, and building a cosmopolitan sensibility. This forceful and timely reinterpretation of the Enlightenment and its powerful influence on contemporary political life is a resounding wake-up call to critics on both the left and the right. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Enlightenment. Liberalism. Political science Philosophy. HISTORY / Revolutionary. bisacsh Adorno, Theodor, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Horkheimer, Max, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442472 https://doi.org/10.7312/bron12608 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231500982 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231500982/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Interpreting the Enlightenment: Metaphysics, Tradition, and Politics -- 2. In Praise of Progress -- 3. Inventing Liberalism -- 4. The Great Divide: Enlightenment, Counter-Enlightenment, and the Public Sphere -- 5. Abolishing the Ghetto: Anti-Semitism, Racism, and the Other -- 6. The Illusory Dialectic: From Enlightenment to Totalitarianism -- 7. Experiencing Reality: The Culture Industry, Subjectivity, and Identity -- 8. Pathways to Freedom: Rights, Reciprocity, and the Cosmopolitan Sensibility -- 9. Renewing the Legacy: Solidarity, Nature, and Ethics -- Index |
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