German Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Lukacs to Strauss by Young HB..

Name: German Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Lukacs to Strauss by Young HB..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

German Philosophy in the Twentieth CenturyLukcs to Strauss\nAuthor(s): Julian Young\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367468200, 978-0367468200\nSynopsis\nThe course of German philosophy in the twentieth century is one of the most exciting and controversial in the history of human thought. In this outstanding and engaging introduction, a companion volume to his German Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Weber to Heidegger, Julian Young examines and assesses the way in which some of the major German thinkers of the period reacted, often in starkly contrasting ways, to the challenges posed by the nature of modernity, the failure of liberalism and the concept of decline. Divided into two parts exploring major intellectual figures of the left and right respectively, Young introduces and assesses the thought of the following figures:\nGeorg Lukcs: the critique of capitalism: alienation, reification, and false conscio.