After Utopia : The Decline of Political Faith

Judith N Shklar

ISBN 10: 0691200858 / ISBN 13: 9780691200859

Edité par Princeton University Press Apr 2020, 2020

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Neuware - A political philosophy classic from one of the foremost political thinkers of the twentieth centuryAfter Utopia was Judith Shklar's first book, a harbinger of her renowned career in political philosophy. Throughout the many changes in political thought during the last half century, this important work has withstood the test of time. In After Utopia, Shklar explores the decline of political philosophy, from Enlightenment optimism to modern cultural despair, and she offers a critical, creative analysis of this downward trend. She looks at Romantic and Christian social thought, and she shows that while the present political fatalism may be unavoidable, the prophets of despair have failed to explain the world they so dislike, leaving the possibility of a new and vigorous political philosophy. With a foreword by Samuel Moyn, examining After Utopia's continued relevance, this current edition introduces a remarkable synthesis of ideas to a new generation of readers.

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• Titre: After Utopia : The Decline of Political Faith
• Éditeur: Princeton University Press Apr 2020
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0691200858
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780691200859
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 216 L x 139 H x 25 P (en millimètres) 216 millimètres de largeur par 139 millimètres de hauteur par 25 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 415 grammes

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A political philosophy classic from one of the foremost political thinkers of the twentieth century

After Utopia was Judith Shklar's first book, a harbinger of her renowned career in political philosophy. Throughout the many changes in political thought during the last half century, this important work has withstood the test of time. In After Utopia, Shklar explores the decline of political philosophy, from Enlightenment optimism to modern cultural despair, and she offers a critical, creative analysis of this downward trend. She looks at Romantic and Christian social thought, and she shows that while the present political fatalism may be unavoidable, the prophets of despair have failed to explain the world they so dislike, leaving the possibility of a new and vigorous political philosophy. With a foreword by Samuel Moyn, examining After Utopia's continued relevance, this current edition introduces a remarkable synthesis of ideas to a new generation of readers.

À propos de l?auteur

Judith N. Shklar (1928-1992) was the John Cowles Professor of Government at Harvard University. Her many books include On Political Obligation and Freedom and Independence. Samuel Moyn is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and professor of history at Yale University.