Modernist Radicalism and its Aftermath: Foundationalism and Anti-Foundationalism in Radical Social Theory / Edition 1

by Stephen Crook

Overview

Modernist Radicalism and its Aftermath investigates the ways in which Marx, Durkheim, Althusser and Habermas are all drawn towards foundationalism, and offers a framework for the analysis of foundationalism in social theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415028608
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/04/1991
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1410L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Stephen Crook is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

Table of Contents

Introduction the Decline of Radical Social Theory; Chapter 1 The Idea of Modernist Radicalism; Chapter 2 The Sociological Critique of Modernist Radicalism; Chapter 3 The Auto-Critique of Modernist Radicalism; Chapter 4 The Swansong of Modernist Radicalism?; Chapter 5 The Postmodernist ‘End’ of Modernist Radicalism; Chapter 6 Foundationalism and Radicalism; Chapter 7 Post-Foundational Radicalism;