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

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;