The Tyranny of the Moderns
Download or Read eBook The Tyranny of the Moderns PDF written by Nadia Urbinati and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Nadia Urbinati |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2015-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780300182774 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0300182775 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Tyranny of the Moderns by : Nadia Urbinati
Book excerpt: "In a well-reasoned and thought-provoking polemic, respected political theorist Nadia Urbinati explores a profound shift in the ideology of individualism, from the ethical nineteenth-century standard, in which each person cooperates with others as equalsfor the betterment of their lives and the community, to the contemporary "I don't give a damn" maxim. Identifying this "tyranny of the moderns" as the most radical risk that modern democracy currently faces, the author examines the critical necessity of reestablishing the role of the individual citizen as a free and equal agent of democratic society"--
