Plurality and Progress: Modernity in Political Philosophy and Historical Sociology
(Bog, Engelsk)
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Engelsk
- ISBN-13: 9788787564205
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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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| Forlag | NSU Press |
| Forfatter | Peter Wagner |
| Type | Bog |
| Sprog | Engelsk |
| Udgave | 1. (22-11-2010) |
| Oplag | 1. (22-11-2010) |
| Første udgivelsesår | 2010 |
| Serie | NSU summertalk |
| Sideantal | 101 |
| ISBN-13 / EAN-13 | 9788787564205 |