After Utopia : the decline of political faith / Judith N. Shklar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shklar, Judith N., author.

Contributor:

Moyn, Samuel.

Series:

Princeton scholarship online.

Princeton scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--History.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 309 pages)

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

'After Utopia' was the author's first book, a harbinger of her renowned career in political philosophy. Throughout the many changes in political thought during the last half century, this important work has withstood the test of time. The book explores the decline of political philosophy, from Enlightenment optimism to modern cultural despair, and offers a critical, creative analysis of this downward trend. It looks at Romantic and Christian social thought, and shows that while the present political fatalism may be unavoidable, the prophets of despair have failed to explain the world they so dislike, leaving the possibility of a new and vigorous political philosophy. With a foreword examining the book's continued relevance, this current edition introduces a remarkable synthesis of ideas to a new generation of readers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

CHAPTER I. Introduction: The Decline of the Enlightenment

CHAPTER II. The Romantic Mind

CHAPTER III. The Unhappy Consciousness in Society

CHAPTER IV. The Romanticism of Defeat

CHAPTER V. Christian Fatalism

CHAPTER VI. The End of Radicalism

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 17, 2020).

This edition previously issued in print: 2020.

ISBN:

9780691200866

0691200866

OCLC:

1150120681