Radicalism

A Philosophical Study
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-230-34784-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Confusion, controversy and even fear surrounds the political phenomenon of radicalism. This book attempts to make conceptual and historical sense of this phenomenon, both as a kind of practice and as a kind of thought, before defending it in a traditional if unfashionable form: a form that is historically progressive and politically humanistic.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

McLaughlin, P.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction The Meaning of Radicalism The History of Radicalism Radicalism and Progress Radicalism and Humanism Conclusion Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

PAUL MCLAUGHLIN is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tartu, Estonia. He is the author of (2007) and (2002).