Reclaiming the Enlightenment: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement

by Stephen Eric Bronner

Book Overview

This book tackles an obvious yet profound problem of modern political life: the disorientation of intellectuals and activists on the left. As the study of political history and theory has been usurped by cultural criticism, a confusion over the origins and objectives of progressive politics has been the result. Specifically, it has become fashionable for intellectuals to attack the Enlightenment for its imperialism, eurocentrism, and scientism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231126093
• ISBN13: 9780231126090
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"