Culture and Enlightenment: Essays for Gyorgy Markus

by Gyorgy Markus (Editor), Paul Crittenden (Editor), Pauline Johnson (Editor)

Australian, US, and Hungarian scholars of philosophy, politics, and sociology analyze the work of contemporary historian of philosophy Markus. The topics include questions concerning his normative skepticism, the philosopher's schizophrenia, beyond philosophy and culture, class and status in contemporary society, the lost heritage of heretical historicism, discourse ethics and the normative justification of tolerance, the logical bases of practical reason in Kant and Hegel, and phronesis and legal deliberations. A bibliography of his work is appended. Only names are indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

339 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2002