{"product_id":"the-background-to-contemporary-critical-theory-from-kant-to-levi-strauss","title":"THE BACKGROUND TO CONTEMPORARY CRITICAL THEORY: From Kant to Levi Strauss","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Jon Simons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788131609040\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackage Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9.8 x 6.6 x 1.0 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Background to Contemporary Critical Theory: From Kant to Levi Strauss\u003c\/em\u003e offers an accessible introduction to key thinkers in \u003cstrong\u003ecritical post-Enlightenment European philosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e. This textbook aims to provide students and readers with a solid understanding of the intellectual tradition that shapes contemporary critical theory. The book covers essential figures whose work laid the groundwork for major philosophers like \u003cstrong\u003eDerrida\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFoucault\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eHabermas\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith individual chapters dedicated to thinkers such as \u003cstrong\u003eKant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many others, the book offers concise yet comprehensive explanations of their key concepts and their impact on subsequent philosophical developments. Each chapter contextualizes the thinker’s ideas, explains their relevance to ongoing intellectual traditions, and offers further reading recommendations. This book is particularly helpful for students, scholars, and readers without a formal philosophical background, making it ideal for those studying \u003cstrong\u003eliterary, cultural, social\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003epolitical theory\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction by Jon Simons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImmanuel Kant\u003c\/strong\u003e by Jon Simons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel\u003c\/strong\u003e by Matt F. Connell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarl Marx\u003c\/strong\u003e by Simon Tormey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche\u003c\/strong\u003e by Jon Simons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMax Weber\u003c\/strong\u003e by John Ellis and Jon Simons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigmund Freud\u003c\/strong\u003e by Richard H. King\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorg Lukács\u003c\/strong\u003e by Stuart Sim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer\u003c\/strong\u003e by Matt F. Connell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdmund Husserl\u003c\/strong\u003e by William Hutson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Heidegger\u003c\/strong\u003e by David Woods\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans-Georg Gadamer\u003c\/strong\u003e by Nicholas H. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein\u003c\/strong\u003e by Simon Tormey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHannah Arendt\u003c\/strong\u003e by Richard H. King\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaude Lévi-Strauss\u003c\/strong\u003e by Christopher Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJon Simons\u003c\/strong\u003e is an \u003cstrong\u003eAssociate Professor\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Department of Communication and Culture at \u003cstrong\u003eIndiana University\u003c\/strong\u003e. He is an expert in \u003cstrong\u003econtemporary critical theory\u003c\/strong\u003e and has contributed extensively to the field. 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