The Tyranny of the Moderns
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Democracy, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political
| Author: | Professor Nadia Urbinati | ISBN: | 9780300189957 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | January 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Professor Nadia Urbinati |
| ISBN: | 9780300189957 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | January 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
In a well-reasoned and thought-provoking polemic, respected political theorist Nadia Urbinati 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 author examines the critical necessity of reestablishing the role of the individual citizen as a free and equal agent of democratic society.
In a well-reasoned and thought-provoking polemic, respected political theorist Nadia Urbinati 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 author examines the critical necessity of reestablishing the role of the individual citizen as a free and equal agent of democratic society.
