Critique of Liberal Cynicism - Peter Sloterdijk, Judith Butler, and Critical Liberalism

Focusing on the philosophical work of Judith Butler and Peter Sloterdijk, A Critique of Liberal Cynicism diagnoses-and proposes an immanent critique of-a form of cynicism dominant in popular and academic culture.

List of contents

Part 1: Two Cynicisms
Chapter 1: Liberal Cynicism, the Dangers, and the Promise
Chapter 2: Master Cynicism
Part 1: Conclusion
Part 2: Judith Butler & Extreme Liberal Cynicism
Chapter 3: Judith Butler & Liberalism
Chapter 4: Judith Butler and Liberal Cynicism
Part 2: Conclusion
Part 3: The Promise
Chapter 5: Cheekiness
Chapter 6: "Later" Butler and Overcoming Liberal Cynicism

About the author

By Will Barnes

Product details

• Authors: Will Barnes, Barnes Will
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781793655660
• ISBN: 978-1-79365-566-0
• No. of pages: 164
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Modern philosophy: since c 1800