Politics and Truth Political Theory and the Postmodernist Challenge |
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Author:
| Lee, Theresa Man Ling |
Series title: | SUNY Series in Political Theory: Contemporary Issues Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7914-3503-8 |
Publication Date: | Aug 1997 |
Publisher: | State University of New York Press
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Imprint: | Suny Press |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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Considers the contested concept of truth in contemporary politics in light of the postmodernist challenge to Enlightenment ideals and examines the treatment of truth in an unusual lineup of thinkers ranging from Plato and Hobbes to Weber, Foucault, and Arendt.
Considers the contested concept of truth in contemporary politics in light of the postmodernist challenge to Enlightenment ideals and examines the treatment of truth in an unusual lineup of thinkers ranging from Plato and Hobbes to Weber, Foucault, and Arendt.