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Skepticism, Modernity and Critical Theory

Critical Theory in Philosophical Context

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  1. Philip Walsh
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Part of the book series: Renewing Philosophy (REP)

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This book examines the issue of philosophical skepticism in the light of its relevance for the critique of modernity associated with the Frankfurt School. It situates the problem of skepticism in the context of the history of philosophy and explores its significance for the modern crisis of reason manifested in post-Kantian philosophy, which presaged the critical turn toward social theory.

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Philip Walsh
      Pages 1-9

  3. Skepticism and Modern Philosophy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Idealism, Metacritique and Ancient Skepticism

      • Philip Walsh
      Pages 13-34

    3. On the Origins of Modern Skepticism: Descartes, Doubt and Certainty

      • Philip Walsh
      Pages 35-52

  4. Skepticism and Idealism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. The Question of Legitimacy: Skepticism, Law and Transcendental Idealism

      • Philip Walsh
      Pages 55-75

    3. Hegel and Self-Completing Skepticism

      • Philip Walsh
      Pages 76-99

  5. Skepticism and the Critique of Modernity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Skepticism, Nihilism and the Crisis of Rationality

      • Philip Walsh
      Pages 103-126

    3. Negative Dialectics and the Fate of Critical Theory

      • Philip Walsh
      Pages 127-145

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 146-182
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About the author

PHILIP WALSH is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at the State University of New York, College at Cortland, where he teaches social theory. He has published articles on Hegel and Nietzsche and is the co-editor (with Davis Schmeiderman) of the collection Re-Taking the Universe: William S. Burroughs in the Age of Globalization (2004).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Skepticism, Modernity and Critical Theory

  • Book Subtitle: Critical Theory in Philosophical Context

  • Authors: Philip Walsh

  • Series Title: Renewing Philosophy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230505957

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-1814-7Published: 05 April 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-51397-0Published: 01 January 2005

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50595-7Published: 05 April 2005

  • Series ISSN: 2947-5228

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-5236

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 182

  • Topics: Epistemology, Critical Theory

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