The Crisis Paradigm Description and Prescription in Social and Political Theory /

• Main Author: Gilbert, Andrew Simon (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Social sciences-Philosophy.; Political theory.; Sociology.; Social Theory.; Political Theory.; Knowledge - Discourse.

"In an extremely well-timed work, Gilbert critically explores the notion of crisis in political and social theory. This thoughtful scrutiny is an important contribution to the human sciences - not only reminding us of the crucial reflexive demands of our disciplines, but also providing a vista...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction: The Crisis Paradigm
• Chapter 2. Georg Lukács: Rationality and Crisis
• Chapter 3. Reinhart Koselleck: Demoralizing Crisis
• Chapter 4. Hannah Arendt: Crisis as Modernity's Choice
• Chapter 5. Jürgen Habermas: With and Against the Crisis Paradigm
• Chapter 6. Conclusion. .