Norman Geras's political thought from Marxism to human rights : controversy and analysis / Mark Cowling.
2018
JC11
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Title
Norman Geras's political thought from Marxism to human rights : controversy and analysis / Mark Cowling.
Author
Cowling, Mark, author.
ISBN
9783319740485 (electronic book)
3319740482 (electronic book)
9783319740478
3319740474
9783319740478
3319740482 (electronic book)
9783319740478
3319740474
9783319740478
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 211 pages)
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9783319740478
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JC11
Dewey Decimal Classification
320.1
Summary
This book provides a critical account of the main controversies involving Norman Geras, one of the key modern political thinkers. It moves from his youthful Trotskyism on to his book on Rosa Luxemburg, then his classic account of Marx and human nature, and his highly regarded discussion of Marx and justice. Following this, Geras tried to elaborate a Marxist theory of justice, which involved taking on-board aspects of liberalism. Next he attacked the post modernism of Laclau and Mouffe and criticised Rorty's pragmatism, and then elaborated a contract of mutual indifference from a detailed study of the Holocaust. Lastly he wrote a book on human rights and humanitarian intervention, defending the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Cowling varies from exposition and admiration, to ideas about how Geras's work should be interpreted, to criticism of his Trotskyism and of his support for the invasion of Iraq. The book will appeal to readers interested in Norman Geras and Marxism in particular, and social and political theory in general.
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