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Eclipse of Reason

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Eclipse of Reason
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Max Horkheimer
SeriesBloomsbury Revelations
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreWestern philosophy from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9781780938189
ClassificationsDewey:193
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 25 April 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In his most important work, Max Horkheimer surveys and demonstrates the gradual ascendancy of Reason in Western philosophy, its eventual total application to all spheres of life, and what he considers its present reified domination. First published in 1947, Horkheimer here explores the ways in Nazism - that most irrational of political movements - had co-opted ideas of rationality for its own ends. Ultimately, the book is a warning of the ways this might happen again and, as such, this is a book that has never appeared more timely.

Author Biography

Max Horkheimer, founder and long-time director of the famous Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, was professor emeritus of philosophy and sociology at the University of Frankfurt until his death in 1973. He is one of the founders of the Frankfurt School.