The tyranny of the moderns / Nadia Urbinati ; translated by Martin Thom.
| Author/creator |
Urbinati, Nadia, 1955- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2015] |
| Description | 217 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Liberi e ugual. English |
| Contents | Democratic individualism -- Private happiness -- An "ism" to be used with caution -- A brief history of individualism -- The individual against politics -- Economic individualism -- Apathy and solitude -- Identitarian community -- Regeneration -- Judgment and disagreement. |
| Abstract | "In a well-reasoned and thought-provoking polemic, respected political theorist Nadia Urbinati explores a profound shift in the ideology of individualism, from the ethical nineteenth-century standard, in which each person cooperates with others as equals for the betterment of their lives and the community, to the contemporary "I don't give a damn" maxim. Identifying this "tyranny of the moderns" as the most radical risk that modern democracy currently faces, the author examines the critical necessity of reestablishing the role of the individual citizen as a free and equal agent of democratic society"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Originally published in Italian under title: Liberi e ugual |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014027079 |
| ISBN | 9780300182774 hardback |
| ISBN | 0300182775 hardback |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | JC571 .U7313 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |