The Seduction of Unreason: The Intellectual Romance with Fascism from Nietzsche to Postmodernism
by Richard Wolin
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Ever since the shocking revelations of the fascist ties of Martin Heidegger and Paul de Man, postmodernism has been haunted by the specter of a compromised past. In this intellectual genealogy of the postmodern spirit, Richard Wolin shows that postmodernism's infatuation with fascism has been extensive and widespread. He questions postmodernism's claim to have inherited the mantle of the Left, suggesting instead that it has long been enamored with the opposite end of the political spectrum. show more Wolin reveals how, during in the 1930s, C. G. Jung, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Georges Bataille, and Maurice Blanchot were seduced by fascism's promise of political regeneration and how this misapprehension affected the intellectual core of their work. The result is a compelling and unsettling reinterpretation of the history of modern thought. In a new preface, Wolin revisits this illiberal intellectual lineage in light of the contemporary resurgence of political authoritarianism. show lessTags
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Muy buen libro sobre los enemigos de la ilustración y como terminan todos cerca del fascismo ya de derecha ya de izquierda. inclusive los estructuralistas y post estructuralists. Como el odio de los conservadores hacia el liberalismo termina en desastre. Y el post estructuralismo francés reciclado en eeuu termina en una tilingería delirante
Feb 29, 2024Spanish
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Richard Wolin is Distinguished Professor of History, Political Science, and Comparative Literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His books include Heidegger's Children and The Seduction of Unreason (both Princeton).
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- 335.6 — Society, government, & culture Economics Socialism and related systems Fascism
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- JC481 .W65 — Political Science Political theory Political theory. The state. Theories of the state Forms of the state
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