Political Investigations: Hegel, Marx and Arendt

In this highly innovative book Robert Fine compares three great studies of modern political life: Hegel's Elements of the Philosophy of Right, Marx's Capital and Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, and argues that they are all profoundly radical texts, which jointly contribute to our understanding of the modern world. Fine maintains that these works are far more revealing when read together than in opposition, and draws a direct parallel between Hegel’s critique of social forms of right and Marx’s critique of social forms of value. Fine shows how fruitfully their work can and should be combined.   Hannah Arendt was in turn critical of what she saw as the historicism of both Hegel and Marx, but Fine argues that her study of the origins of totalitarianism directly picks up on their insights into the modern potential for fanaticism and destructiveness. Arendt never disavowed any of the nineteenth century thinkers who prefigured the catastrophes to come, but Fine shows her indebtedness to Hegel and Marx.   This fascinating book offers a re-reading of these texts as three pivotal moments in the construction of a critical humanist tradition.

Politics & Social Sciences

Fine, Robert

Philosophy

Routledge

In this highly innovative book Robert Fine compares three great studies of modern political life: Hegel's Elements of the Philosophy of Right, Marx's Capital and Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, and argues that they are all profoundly radical texts, which jointly contribute to our understanding of the modern world. Fine maintains that these works are far more revealing when read together than in opposition, and draws a direct parallel between Hegel's critique of social forms of right and Marx's critique of social forms of value. Fine shows how fruitfully their work can and should be combined.   Hannah Arendt was in turn critical of what she saw as the historicism of both Hegel and Marx, but Fine argues that her study of the origins of totalitarianism directly picks up on their insights into the modern potential for fanaticism and destructiveness. Arendt never disavowed any of the nineteenth century thinkers who prefigured the catastrophes to come, but Fine shows her indebtedness to Hegel and Marx.   This fascinating book offers a re-reading of these texts as three pivotal moments in the construction of a critical humanist tradition.

Cosmopolitanism (Key Ideas)

The idea of cosmopolitanism has informed some of the most important developments in current sociology. It has changed the way in which we think about a vast array of issues: the forces of globalization, the resurgence of nationalism, the future of political community in Europe, the role of international law in social life, changing forms of violence and even the life of the mind. This book explains what cosmopolitanism is and why it has grabbed the sociological imagination.   Robert Fine explores the concept of cosmopolitanism and its application to a range of contemporary issues, including:    the future of Europe  the role of human rights, global governance and perpetual peace in the construction of a cosmopolitan order  crimes against humanity  the justification of humanitarian military interventions  the extension of democracy beyond national limits.    This book offers an innovative mix of theoretical and socio-political elements that will be of great interest to students and researchers in the fields of international political theory, international relations, social theory and cultural studies.

American Literature: A Critical Survey

Young, Thomas

Krieger Pub. Co

Beyond Apartheid: Labour and Liberation in South Africa

Davis, Dennis

Politics & Government

Pluto Pr

The author extends the critique of political economy in Marx's later writing to the theory of law, tracing the connections between private property and value, law and money, state and capital.

Democracy and the Rule of Law: Liberal Ideas and Marxist Critiques

Legal Theory & Systems

Cosmopolitanism

Antisemitism and the left: On the return of the Jewish question

Universalism shows two faces to the world: an emancipatory face that looks to the inclusion of the other, and a repressive face that sees in the other a failure to pass some fundamental test of humanity. Universalism can be used to demand that we treat all persons as human beings regardless of their differences, but it can also be used to represent whole categories of people as inhuman, not yet human or even enemies of humanity.  The Jewish experience offers an equivocal test case. Universalism has stimulated the struggle for Jewish emancipation, but it has also helped to develop the idea that there is something peculiarly harmful to humanity about Jews – that there is a 'Jewish question' that needs to be 'solved'. This original and stimulating book traces struggles within the Enlightenment, Marxism, critical theory and the contemporary left, seeking to rescue universalism from its repressive, antisemitic undertones.

Spencer, Philip

Anthropology

Manchester University Press

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