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Skepticism, modernity, and critical theory

Title
  1. Skepticism, modernity, and critical theory / Philip Walsh.
Published by
  1. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Author
  1. Walsh, Philip, 1965-

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Description
  1. xi, 182 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. "This book argues for the importance of understanding the relationship of critical theory to key nineteenth-century thinkers in terms of the problem of skepticism. In so doing, it reconstructs and realigns the history of skepticism, exploring its meaning and significance within ancient and modern philosophy, and uncovers a major and hitherto under-explored line of continuity between the critical theory paradigm and post-Kantian philosophy."--Jacket.
Series statement
  1. Renewing philosophy
Uniform title
  1. Renewing philosophy.
Subject
  1. Skepticism > History
  2. Criticism (Philosophy) > History
  3. Frankfurt school of sociology > History
  4. Criticism (Philosophy)
  5. Frankfurt school of sociology
  6. Skepticism
  7. Skeptizismus
  8. Geschichte
  9. Kritische Theorie
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. 1. Idealism, metacritique and ancient skepticism -- 2. On the origins of modern skepticism : Descartes, doubt and certainty -- 3. The question of legitimacy : skepticism, law and transcendental idealism -- 4. Hegel and self-completing skepticism -- 5. Skepticism, nihilism and the crisis of rationality -- 6. Negative dialectics and the fate of critical theory.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-175) and index.