Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The Ascent From Ideology

In Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Daniel Mahoney presents a philosophical perspective on the political condition of modern man through an exegesis and analysis of Solzhenitsyn's work. Mahoney demonstrates the tremendous, yet often unappreciated, impact of Sozhenitsyn's writing on twentieth century thinking through an examination of the writer's profoundly important critique of communist totalitarianism in a judicious and original mix of western and Russian, Christian and classical wisdom.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introductory Note: Taking Solzhenitsyn Seriously
Chapter 2 The One True Progress: Solzhenitsyn's Alternative to Modern Liberalism
Chapter 3 The Experience of Totalitarianism and the Recovery of Nature
Chapter 4 True and False Liberalism: Stolypin and His Enemies in August 1914
Chapter 5 The Ascent from Modernity:"Repentance and Self-Limitation in the Life of Nations"
Chapter 6 The Physiognomy of Liberty: Solzhenitsyn's "Tocquevillian" Defense of Local Self-Government
Chapter 7 Concluding Reflection: The Soul between Politics and Eternity

About the author

Daniel J. Mahoney

Summary

In "Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn", Daniel Mahoney presents a philosophical perspective on the political condition of modern man through an exegesis and analysis of Solzhenitsyn's work.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel J Mahoney, Daniel J. Mahoney, Daniel J. (Associate Professor of Politic Mahoney
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.2001
• EAN: 9780742521131
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2113-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: 20th Century Political Thinkers; 20th Century Political Thinker; 20th Century Political Thinkers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Political science and theory, Marxism & Communism