In defence of objectivity and other essays : on realism, existentialism and politics / Andrew Collier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collier, Andrew, 1944-

Series:

Routledge studies in critical realism ; 9.

Routledge studies in critical realism ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical realism.

Objectivity.

Existentialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume develops and defends critical realism whilst engaging critically with existentialist philosophy in a number of ways from existentialist thinkers as diverse as Kierkegaard, R.D. Laing, Heidegger and Sartre.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; The inorganic body and the ambiguity of freedom; Value, rationality and the environment; Unhewn demonstrations; Critical realism and the heritage of the Enlightenment; On slave rebellions in morals; The right rebellion in the wrong cause: Heidegger, technology and the market; Sartre: intimations of authenticity; Sartre's mistaken approach to Marxism; Berdyaev's socialism; In defence of objectivity; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-40274-0

0-203-35169-X

1-134-40275-9

1-280-06235-5

0-203-61504-2

9780203615041

OCLC:

437055380