Idealism Politics And History

Author : George Armstrong Kelly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521143226
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Idealism, Politics and History written by George Armstrong Kelly and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of linked studies, this text provides a wide-ranging analysis of the meeting of two vital themes in the French Revolutionary period.

Author : Georg Armstrong Kelly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Idealism, Politics and History written by Georg Armstrong Kelly and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jeremy Dunham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Idealism written by Jeremy Dunham and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The rediscovery of idealism is an unmistakable feature of contemporary philosophy. Heavily criticized by the dominant philosophies of the twentieth century, it is being reconsiderd in the twenty-first as a rich and untapped resource for contemporary philosophical arguments and concepts. This volume provides a comprehensive portrait of the major arguments and philosophers in the idealist tradition. Idealism is philosophy on a grand scale, combining microscopic and macroscopic problems into systematic accounts of everything from the nature of the universe to the particulars of human feeling. In consequence, it offers perspectives on everything from the natural to the social sciences, from ecology to cultural criticism. Since idealism is sometimes considered anti-science, however, this books places particular emphasis on its naturalism. Written for a broad readership, the book provides the fullest possible introduction to this most philosophical of philosophical movements"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover.

Author : David Boucher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521459518
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British Idealists written by David Boucher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-07-31 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British idealists made significant and lasting contributions to the social and political thought of the nineteenth century. They contributed to the evolution debate in insisting that the social organism could not be understood in naturalistic terms, but instead had to be conceived as an evolving spiritual unity. In this respect the British idealists developed a distinctive view of the state constitutive of the individual and they are commonly acknowledged as the forerunners of modern communitarian theory. Furthermore the idealists contributed to the major debates of their day, including evolution, democracy, the role of the state, education and international relations. In his introduction, David Boucher develops the themes illustrated in the writings of the British idealists. This volume also contains biographies of the British idealists which incorporate their principal works.

Author : David Martin Jones
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0197510612
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History's Fools written by David Martin Jones and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The end of the Cold War announced a new world order. Liberal democracy prevailed, ideological conflict abated, and world politics set off for the promised land of a secular, cosmopolitan, market-friendly end of history. Or so it seemed. Thirty years later, this unipolar worldview-- premised on shared values, open markets, open borders and abstract social justice--lies in tatters. What happened? David Martin Jones examines the progressive ideas behind liberal Western practice since the end of the twentieth century, at home and abroad. This mentality, he argues, took an excessively long view of the future and a short view of the past, abandoning politics in favour of ideas, and failing to address or understand rejection of liberal norms by non-Western 'others'. He explores the inevitable consequences of this liberal hubris: political and economic confusion, with the chaotic results we have seen. Finally, he advocates a return to more sceptical political thinking-- with prudent statecraft abroad, and defence of political order at home--in order to rescue the West from its widely advertised demise. History's Fools is a timely account of the failed project to shape the world in the West's image, and an incisive call for a return to 'true' politics.

Author : Kathleen Higgins
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000947076
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Age of German Idealism written by Kathleen Higgins and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: German Idealism was one of the most fertile and important movements in the history of Western philosophy. This volume includes eleven chapters on all aspects and the period's most influential philosophers, including Kant and Hegel.

Author : W. J. Mander
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199559295
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Idealism: A History written by W. J. Mander and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British philosophy in the last third of the nineteenth and first third of the twentieth centuries.

Author : Meghan Elizabeth Kallman
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023154846X
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Death of Idealism written by Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peace Corps volunteers seem to exemplify the desire to make the world a better place. Yet despite being one of history’s clearest cases of organized idealism, the Peace Corps has, in practice, ended up cultivating very different outcomes among its volunteers. By the time they return from the Peace Corps, volunteers exhibit surprising shifts in their political and professional consciousness. Rather than developing a systemic perspective on development and poverty, they tend instead to focus on individual behavior; they see professions as the only legitimate source of political and social power. They have lost their idealism, and their convictions and beliefs have been reshaped along the way. The Death of Idealism uses the case of the Peace Corps to explain why and how participation in a bureaucratic organization changes people’s ideals and politics. Meghan Elizabeth Kallman offers an innovative institutional analysis of the role of idealism in development organizations. She details the combination of social forces and organizational pressures that depoliticizes Peace Corps volunteers, channels their idealism toward professionalization, and leads to cynicism or disengagement. Kallman sheds light on the structural reasons for the persistent failure of development organizations and the consequences for the people involved. Based on interviews with over 140 current and returned Peace Corps volunteers, field observations, and a large-scale survey, this deeply researched, theoretically rigorous book offers a novel perspective on how people lose their idealism, and why that matters.

Author : Colin Tyler
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319324047
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Common Good Politics written by Colin Tyler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the British tradition of common good politics, both historically and in the contemporary world. We live in a time when many anti-Conservative parties and voters feel a profound sense of crisis and disorientation over political principles and policy directions. As a result, many people are turning to common good politics as an alternative to state-centred socialism and laissez-faire individualism. Colin Tyler explores the practical and intellectual history of the British idealist tradition, which flourished from the 1870s to the 1920s, before applying the principles of common good politics to contemporary issues. These issues include the positive roles that can be played by conflict within democratic societies, the radical demands of social justice in a diverse world, the continuing influence of Bush’s ‘war on terror’, international society and free speech under Tony Blair and David Cameron, and the relationships between economic migration, social justice and the common good. The book will appeal particularly to students and scholars interested in British politics, internationalism and political theory.

Author : Douglas Mann
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 0889207151
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Structural Idealism written by Douglas Mann and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do we determine our actions, or are our actions ruled by the structure of our society? Does our culture create us, or do we create our culture? Within history and social theory there is a fundamental division of opinion between those who explain human action by considering the intentions, reasons and motives of individuals and those who use broader social structures. Structural Idealism presents a theory of social and historical explanation which argues that “idealists” such as Hegel, who champion human agency, and “materialists” such as Marx, who support social structure, have grasped but part of a larger truth. The book contends that we have to explain human actions simultaneously by both the ideas human actors bring to a situation and the way in which previous actions have created social structures that condition those ideas. Through this realization we can see how all forms of knowledge, from the historical roots of modern philosophy to today’s popular culture, both condition and are conditioned by structural ideals. This book challenges our perception of how cultures and ideals are formed, and shows that while structural ideals allow people to co-operate as they work toward goals — their own or those of their community — these images of perfection, so easily accepted as the unalterable structure of our society, can be changed, and are changed, by individuals. Structural Idealism asks us to think beneath the surface of our society, and will be of special interest to philosophers, sociologists, historians and cultural theorists.