Critique and Praxis

Bernard E. Harcourt calls for moving beyond the complacency of decades of philosophical detours and to harness critical thought to the need for action. Critique and Praxis advocates for a new path forward that constantly challenges each one of us to ask what more we can do to realize a society based on equality and justice.

List of contents

Preface: The Primacy of Critique and Praxis
Introduction: Toward a Critical Praxis Theory
Part I. Reconstructing Critical Theory
1. The Original Foundations
2. Challenging the Frankfurt Foundations
3. Michel Foucault and the History of Truth-Making
4. The Return to Foundations
5. The Crux of the Problem
6. Reconstructing Critical Theory
7. A Radical Critical Philosophy of Illusions
Part II. Reimagining the Critical Horizon
8. The Transformation of Critical Utopias
9. The Problem of Liberalism
10. A Radical Critical Theory of Values
11. A Critical Horizon of Endless Struggle
12. The Problem of Violence
13. A Way Forward
Part III. Renewing Critical Praxis
14. The Transformation of Praxis
15. The Landscape of Contemporary Critical Praxis
16. The New Space of Critical Praxis
Part IV. Reformulating Critique
17. Reframing the Praxis Imperative
18. What More Am I To Do?
19. Crisis, Critique, Praxis
Conclusion
Postscript
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Name Index
Concept Index

About the author

Bernard E. Harcourt

Summary

Bernard E. Harcourt calls for moving beyond the complacency of decades of philosophical detours and to harness critical thought to the need for action. Critique and Praxis advocates for a new path forward that constantly challenges each one of us to ask what more we can do to realize a society based on equality and justice.

Additional text

Bernard Harcourt's latest book is bold, brave, and too short.

Product details

• Authors: Bernard E. Harcourt, Harcourt Bernard E.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9780231195737
• ISBN: 978-0-231-19573-7
• No. of pages: 696
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Political science and theory, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -