The Destruction of Reason
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The Destruction of Reason
The Destruction of Reason - Paperback is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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A classic of Western Marxism, The Destruction of Reason is Georg Lukács's trenchant criticism of German philosophy after Marx and the role it played in the rise of National Socialism. Originally published in 1952, the book is a sustained and detailed polemic against post-Hegelian German philosophy and sociology from Kierkegaard to Heidegger. The Destruction of Reason is unsparing in its contention that with almost no exceptions, the post-Hegelian tradition prepared the ground fascist thought. In this, the main culprits are Friedrich Nietzsche and Martín Heidegger who are accused, in turn, of introducing irrationalism into social and philosophical thought, pronounced antagonism to the idea of progress in history, an aristocratic view of the “masses,” and, consequently, hostility to socialism, which in its classic expressions are movements for popular democracy—especially, but not exclusively, the expropriation of most private property in terms of material production. The Destruction of Reason remains one of Lukács's most controversial, albeit little read, books. This new edition, featuring an historical introduction by Enzo Traverso, will finally see this classic come back in to print.
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Aakar Books, Georg Lukacs, Georg Lukcs, Modern Philosophy, Religion & Philosophy, Western Philosophy
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