The tyranny of the moderns / Nadia Urbinati ; translated by Martin Thom.

By:

Urbinati, Nadia, 1955-

Contributor(s):

Thom, Martin [trl]

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publication details: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2015.Description: 217 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780300182774

Uniform titles:

Liberi e uguali. English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

320.51

Contents:

Introduction -- Ch. 1. Democratic Individualism -- Ch. 2. Private Happiness -- Ch. 3. An "Ism" to Be Used with Caution -- Ch. 4. A Brief History of Individualism -- Ch. 5. The Individual against Politics -- Ch. 6. Economic Individualism -- Ch. 7. Apathy and Solitude -- Ch. 8. Identitarian Community -- Ch. 9. Regeneration -- Ch. 10. Judgment and Disagreement.

Summary: This book 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 book examines the critical necessity of reestablishing the role of the individual citizen as a free and equal agent of democratic society.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	320.51 URB tyr (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11412

Originally published in Italian under title: Liberi e uguali.

Introduction --
Ch. 1. Democratic Individualism --
Ch. 2. Private Happiness --
Ch. 3. An "Ism" to Be Used with Caution --
Ch. 4. A Brief History of Individualism --
Ch. 5. The Individual against Politics --
Ch. 6. Economic Individualism --
Ch. 7. Apathy and Solitude --
Ch. 8. Identitarian Community --
Ch. 9. Regeneration --
Ch. 10. Judgment and Disagreement.

This book 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 book examines the critical necessity of reestablishing the role of the individual citizen as a free and equal agent of democratic society.

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