Kantian Courage: Advancing the Enlightenment in Contemporary Political Theory

by Nicholas Tampio

Book Overview

How may progressive political theorists advance the Enlightenment after Darwin shifted the conversation about human nature in the 19th century, the Holocaust displayed barbarity at the historical center of the Enlightenment, and 9/11 showed the need to modify the ideals and strategies of the Enlightenment? Kantian Courage considers how several figures in contemporary political theory--including John Rawls, Gilles Deleuze, and Tariq Ramadan--do just...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823245012
• ISBN13: 9780823245017
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"