Under Weber's shadow : modernity, subjectivity and politics in Habermas, Arendt and MacIntyre - Breen, Keith (Burlington : Ashgate, 2012)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-242) and index.
Keywords: 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; Political sociology; Political ethics