Social Suffering - Sociology, Psychology, Politics

This is the first English-language translation of an important book that contributes to contemporary debates about social suffering in sociology, social psychology, political theory and philosophy. Renault provides a systematic account of the ways in which social suffering could be conceptualised.

List of contents

Introduction / 1. Obstacles and Problems / 2. A Political Vocabulary / 3. Outlines of a Conceptualization / 4. Social Suffering and Social Criticism / Index / About the Author

About the author

Emmanuel Renault is Professor of Social and Political Philosophy at the University of Paris Ouest-Nanterre. He is the author of several books on Marx, Hegel, social philosophy and contemporary critical theory, including The Philosophy of Recognition: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (2009). He is editor of the journal Actual Marx and co-editor of Critical Horizons.

Summary

This is the first English-language translation of an important book that contributes to contemporary debates about social suffering in sociology, social psychology, political theory and philosophy. Renault provides a systematic account of the ways in which social suffering could be conceptualised.

Product details

• Authors: Emmanuel Renault
• Assisted by: Maude Dews (Translation)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2017
• EAN: 9781786600738
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-073-8
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Essex Studies in Contemporary Critical Theory; Essex Studies in Contemporary; Essex Studies in Contemporary Critical Theory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works