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On Voluntary Servitude: False Consciousness and The Theory of Ideology, Rosen, M
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Publisher
Polity Press
ISBN-10
0745615961
ISBN-13
9780745615967
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84476669
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
On Voluntary Servitude : False Consciousness and the Theory of Ideology
Publication Year
1996
Subject
General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
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0.9 in
Item Weight
15 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
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Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
20
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"Ever since tienne de la Botie posed the vexing question, 'why do some men accept their servitude voluntarily?', theorists of all persuasions have struggled to provide a plausible answer. Perhaps the most powerful they have contrived posits the notion of ideological false consciousness, which found special favour among Marxists. In this sober, detailed, and rigorous reconstruction of the historical discourses of ideology critique, Michael Rosen examines all of the arguments on its behalf and finds them wanting. No one who hopes to rescue that answer, or indeed is concerned with the initial question itself, can fail to confront and rebut, if they can, his cogent objections." Professor Martin Jay, University of California, Berkeley"On Voluntary Servitude offers a clear analysis and an exploration of some writings off the beaten track." Political Studies"Fascinating ... ambitious and informative ... incisive conceptual analysis with scholarship which is accurate and invigorating." Times Literary Supplement"He brings ... both tremendous historical erudition and great philosophical rigour. Rosen's discussions of Hume, Rousseau, Smith and Hegel are outstanding, as is his sensitive and illuminating treatment of Benjamin towards the end of the book ... Undoubted strengths and incidental pleasures." Radical Philosophy"Intellectually scrupulous." Inquiry, "Ever since Étienne de la Boîtie posed the vexing question, 'why do some men accept their servitude voluntarily?', theorists of all persuasions have struggled to provide a plausible answer. Perhaps the most powerful they have contrived posits the notion of ideological false consciousness, which found special favour among Marxists. In this sober, detailed, and rigorous reconstruction of the historical discourses of ideology critique, Michael Rosen examines all of the arguments on its behalf and finds them wanting. No one who hopes to rescue that answer, or indeed is concerned with the initial question itself, can fail to confront and rebut, if they can, his cogent objections." Professor Martin Jay, University of California, Berkeley "On Voluntary Servitude offers a clear analysis and an exploration of some writings off the beaten track." Political Studies "Fascinating ... ambitious and informative ... incisive conceptual analysis with scholarship which is accurate and invigorating." Times Literary Supplement "He brings ... both tremendous historical erudition and great philosophical rigour. Rosen's discussions of Hume, Rousseau, Smith and Hegel are outstanding, as is his sensitive and illuminating treatment of Benjamin towards the end of the book ... Undoubted strengths and incidental pleasures." Radical Philosophy "Intellectually scrupulous." Inquiry
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Dewey Decimal
320/.01
Table Of Content
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The Forms of False Consciousness. 3. Rationalism and False Consciousness. 4. Unintended Consequences and the Idea of a Social System. 5. Hegel. 6. Marx. 7. Critical Theory. 8. The Theory of Ideology and Beyond. Bibliography. Index.
Synopsis
This book addresses a central theme in social and political theory: what is the motivation behind the theory of ideology, and can such a theory be defended'., This book addresses a central theme in social and political theory: what is the motivation behind the theory of ideology, and can such a theory be defended? The theory of ideology, Rosen argues, is a distinctively modern answer to one of the oldest questions of political thought: why do the many allow themselves to be ruled by the few? Rosen clarifies the assumptions behind the theory of ideology through new interpretations of Rousseau, Smith, Herder, Hegel, Marx, Adorno and Benjamin, amongst others, and shows how those assumptions came to be taken for granted. The authors argument is critical but constructive. The assumptions behind the theory of ideology may make it untenable, he argues, but the task of developing an account of political false consciousness remains a central one for social and political thought. This is a book that is challenging and rigorous, but one that is written with exemplary clarity and accessibility. It is bound to stimulate wide-ranging debate and will become required reading for students in philosophy, social and political theory, and the history of political thought., This book addresses a central theme in social and political theory: what is the motivation behind the theory of ideology, and can such a theory be defended?
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