{"product_id":"9783319906881","title":"Political Philosophy and Public Purpose: Toward a New Humanism","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePolitical Philosophy and Public Purpose: Toward a New Humanism\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ede Zengotita, Thomas\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis  book explores the origins of the academic culture wars of the late 20th  century and examines their lasting influence on the humanities and  progressive politics.  It puts us in a position to ask this question:  what to make now of those furious debates over postmodernism,  multiculturalism, relativism, critical theory, deconstruction,  post-structuralism, and all the rest? In an effort to arrive at a fair  judgment on that question, the book reaches for an understanding of  postmodern theorists by way of two genres they despised and hopes, for  that very reason, to do them justice. It tells a story, and in the  telling, advances two basic claims: first, that the  phenomenological\/hermeneutical tradition is the most suitable source of  theory for a humanism that aspires to be universal; and, second, that  the ethical and political aspect of the human condition is authentically  accessible only through narrative. In conclusion, it argues that the  postmodern moment was a necessary one, or will have been if we rise to  the occasion and seize the opportunity it offers: a truly universal  humanism might yet be realized even in—or perhaps especially in—this  atavistic hour of parochial populism. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-09-06\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319906881\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-90689-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 393\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588122763404,"sku":"9783319906881","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319906881.jpg?v=1776688235","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319906881","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}