The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat: A Novel - Couverture souple

Lukes, Steven

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1859840736 ISBN 13 : 9781859840733

Editeur : Verso, 1996

Synopsis

Book by Lukes Steven

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

By turns witty and profound, The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat is a novel in the spirit of Gulliver’s Travels or Animal Farm. Telling the story of the travels of a Professor Caritat, who is in search of the perfect world, Steven Lukes us on an irreverent romp through the history of western political philosophy. Doing for that discipline what Sophie’s World did for philosophy in general, The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat is both a refreshing humorous introduction to the clasing ideologies of our time, and a passionate defence of the much-abused Enlightenment and its core values of reason, freedom and tolerance.

Revue de presse :

“A counterpart to Jonstein Gaarder’s bestseller, Sophie’s World, for those who might be seeking an introduction to political theory.”—Prospect

“A delightfully edifying comedy.”—Guardian

“Charming and refreshing.”—Radical Philosophy

“Knock-out satirical humour.”—Times Literary Supplement

“Lukes achieves both lightness and weight in a way many novelists might envy.”—Independent

“This book is a box of delights, often wonderfully funny and always deliciously clever, a contemporary political satire to set among the best.”—New Statesman and Society

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Verso
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1859840736
• ISBN 13: 9781859840733
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272