Radicalism : a philosophical study / Paul McLaughlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLaughlin, Paul, 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism.

Physical Description:

vi, 214 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Many people, quite a few philosophers among them, are described as radicals. But what does it mean to be radical? What have radicals traditionally been radical about? In what form might radicalism be defended today? These are the three basic questions that the author attempts to answer in this book. Thus, the book constitutes an attempt to reach a definition of radicalism, outline the history of Western radical political thought in the modern period, and defend radicalism in a historically progressive and politically humanistic form. Book jacket.

Contents:

The meaning of radicalism

The history of radicalism

Radicalism and progress

Radicalism and humanism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230347847

0230347843

OCLC:

785873602