Right-Wing Mirror of Critical Theory - Studies of Schmitt, Oakeshott, Hayek, Strauss, and Rand

This book interrogates the meaning and consequences of the unsettling parallel relationship between today's critical theory and Right-wing political philosophy.

Sommario

Introduction
Chapter I: Intelligent Design in Politics from Right to Left
Chapter II: The Fascist and His Shadow: Schmitt and the Question of Foundations
Chapter III: Oakeshott and the Purpose of Politics
Chapter IV: Hayek's Game: Reification and the Production Paradigm in a Warming and Stratified World
Chapter V: Strauss and the Vanguard
Chapter VI: Limits of Reason or Distortion of Reason? The Case of Rand
Appendix: For the New Intellectual: A Critical Reading of Hochschild's Strangers in their Own Land

Info autore

Larry Alan Busk is Lecturer at California State University, Stanislaus. His work has appeared in such journals as Philosophy Today, Radical Philosophy Review, and Constellations.

Riassunto

This book interrogates the meaning and consequences of the unsettling parallel relationship between today’s critical theory and Right-wing political philosophy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Larry Alan Busk
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.09.2023
• EAN: 9781666929638
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-963-8
• Pagine: 276
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Philosophy, Political science & theory, Western philosophy from c 1800, Political science and theory, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies