Inauthentic culture and its philosophical critics / Jay Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Jay, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture--Philosophy--History.

Culture.

Civilization, Western--Philosophy.

Civilization, Western.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jay Newman first puts the contemporary problem of inauthentic culture into philosophical and historical context. He then goes on to show how traditional philosophical criticism of inauthentic culture can help us understand many disturbing aspects of such contemporary cultural phenomena as television and public relations, as well as contemporary forms of craftsmanship, democracy, and the academy. Inauthentic Culture and Its Philosophical Critics will be of great interest to all those concerned with philosophy, cultural theory, and the enduring problem of cultural decline.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Inauthentic Culture as a Social and Philosophical Problem

Some Aspects of Culture Relevant to the Problem of Inauthenticity

The Relevance to Authenticity of What is Relative and What is Not

Plato and the Classical Analysis of Inauthentic Culture

The Classical Analysis Reworked: Four Studies in the Tradition

The Classical Analysis Reworked: Two Recent Studies and an Overview

Contemporary Applications

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85484-4

9786612854842

0-7735-6694-5

OCLC:

1394872811