Under Weber's shadow : modernity, subjectivity and politics in Habermas, Arendt and MacIntyre /
by Keith, Breen.
- 1st ed.
- Burlington : Ashgate, 2012.
- x, 253 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-242) and index.
Introduction -- Modernity, politics and Max Weber -- One-sided rationalization: Habermas on modernity, discourse and emancipation -- Critiquing Habermas: intersubjectivity, ethics and norm-free sociality -- The burden of our times: Arendt on modern oblivion and the promise of politics -- Judging Arendt: citizenship, action and the scope of politics -- The new dark age: MacIntyre on bureaucratic individualism and the hope for an ethical polity -- Engaging MacIntyre: flourishing, modernity and political struggle -- Closing reflections: ethics, politics and strategy in the present.
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Habermas, Jürgen.--Political and social views. Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 --Political and social views. MacIntyre, Alasdair C.--Political and social views. Weber, Max, 1864-1920 --Influence.