Plurality and Progress: Modernity in Political Philosophy and Historical Sociology (Bog, Engelsk) af Peter Wagner

Plurality and Progress: Modernity in Political Philosophy and Historical Sociology (Bog, Engelsk)

Af: Peter Wagner


Forlag: NSU Press

  • Type: Bog
  • Sprog: Engelsk Sprog: Engelsk
  • ISBN-13: 9788787564205
  • Udgave: 1. (22-11-2010)
  • Oplag: 1. (22-11-2010)
  • Første udgivelsesår: 2010
  • Serie: NSU summertalk
  • Sideantal: 101

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Europeans - or ´Westerners´ - have long been inclined to think that their form of socio-political organisation, often referred to as ´modern´, is superior to others in both normative and functional terms. In both political philosophy and comparative-historical sociology, however, this claim has recently been critically debated and re-assessed. After reviewing the recent debate, this volume addresses the following key questions: if there is now a plurality of forms of modern socio-political organisation, what does this entail for our time-honoured idea of progress, or in other words, for our hope that the future world can be better than the present one? And: if despite all nuance our concept of modernity is in some way inextricably tied to the history of Europe, how can we compare different forms of modernity in a 'symmetric', non-biased or non-Eurocentric way? These questions gain a particular sense of urgency in our era of so-called globalisation, of radical time-space compression, because the claims and expectations of modernity have now become inescapable in ever more walks of life and for many more people than ever.

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