Enigma of Social Harm - The Problem of Liberalism

Drawing on a novel blend of moral philosophy, social science psychoanalytic theory and continental philosophy, this book offers up a diagnosis of contemporary liberal capitalist society and the increasingly febrile culture it has produced when it comes to matters of harm.

List of contents

1.A Disquieting Suggestion for Criminology and Zemiology 2.Social Harm in an Era of Liberal Cynicism and Its Consequences 3.Social Harm and Its Relationship to Human Subjectivity 4.The Decline of the Telos 5.Morality and Desire 6.Disavowed Liberalism 7.Where Do We Go From Here?

About the author

Thomas Raymen is an Associate Professor of Criminology in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University.

Summary

Drawing on a novel blend of moral philosophy, social science psychoanalytic theory and continental philosophy, this book offers up a diagnosis of contemporary liberal capitalist society and the increasingly febrile culture it has produced when it comes to matters of harm.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Raymen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.11.2022
• EAN: 9780367565930
• ISBN: 978-0-367-56593-0
• No. of pages: 246
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