The persistence of modernity : essays on aesthetics, ethics and postmodernism

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In this timely new book Wellmer intervenes in the highly topical debates on modernity and post-modernity. Discussing the work of Adorno, Habermas, Peter Burger and Jean-François Lyotard, among others, he offers a penetrating analysis of the aesthetic, ethical and philosophical dimensions of the modern era. In opposition to those who view post-modernity as a sign of post-enlightenment, Wellmer makes a reasoned plea for a re-examination of the goals of emancipatory Enlightenment and explores its implications for the appreciation of modern art forms. … celý popis

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Hlavní autor

Albrecht Wellmer, 1934-

Další autoři

David Midgley

Typ dokumentu

Knihy

Fyzický popis

IX, 266 stran

Vydáno

Oxford : Polity Press, 1991

Vydání

1st. published 1991, reprinted 2007

Témata

civilizace

postmodernismus

Popis jednotky

Obsahuje rejstřík

ISBN

978-0-7456-0538-8