Maturity and Modernity by David Owen - 9780415053983

Name: Maturity and Modernity by David Owen - 9780415053983
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The first book to analyze Nietzsche, Weber and Foucault as a tradition of theorizing and to chart the development of genealogy as a mode of critique. It provides clear accounts of all three thinkers and illustrates their interrelations. > \nMaturity and Modernity is the first book to analyze Nietzsche, Weber and Foucault as a tradition of theorising and to chart the development of genealogy as a mode of critique. It provides clear accounts of the main ideas of Nietzsche, Weber and Foucault (as well as a useful Glossary) and illustrates the relations between these thinkers at methodological, substantive and politcal levels. > Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Kant and the Question of Maturity; Chapter 3 The Transformation of Critique; Chapter 4 The Genealogy of Modernity; Chapter 5 The Politics of the \u00DCbermensch; Chapter 6 Genealogy as Cultural Science; Chapter 7 The Genealogy of Modernity; Chapter 8 The Politics of 'Personality'; Chapter 9 Genealogy as Historical Ontology;;