Enlightenment and Despair: A History of Social Theory

by Geoffrey Hawthorn

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Geoffrey Hawthorn has written a substantial conclusion for the second edition of his widely acclaimed critical history of social theory in England, France, Germany and the USA from the eighteenth century onwards. Hawthorn begins with the 'prehistory' of the subject and traces, particularly in the thought of Rousseau, Kant and Hegel, the emergence of certain fundamental distinctions and assumptions whose existence is often overlooked in studies of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521337216

ISBN13:9780521337212

Release Date:March 1987

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Philosophy Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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