Reclaiming the Enlightenment: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement

by Stephen Eric Bronner

Book Overview

This book tackles an obvious yet profound problem of modern political life: the disorientation of intellectuals and activists on the left. As the study of political history and theory has been usurped by cultural criticism, a confusion over the origins and objectives of progressive politics has been the result. Specifically, it has become fashionable for intellectuals to attack the Enlightenment for its imperialism, eurocentrism, and scientism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231126085
• ISBN13: 9780231126083
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher