The Reasoning of Unreason: Universalism, Capitalism and Disenlightenment

by John Roberts

Book Overview

The twenty-first century so far has seen the global rise of authoritarian populism, systematic racism, and dogmatic metaphysics. Even though these events demonstrate the growth of an age of 'unreason', in this original and compelling book John Roberts resists the assumption that such thinking displays an unthinking irrationality or loss of reason; instead he asserts that an important feature of modern reactionary politics is that it offers a supposedly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350151009
• ISBN13: 9781350151000
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"