From Revolution to Ethics
May 1968 and Contemporary French Thought
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, French, European
| Author: | Julian Bourg | ISBN: | 9780773581005 |
| Publisher: | MQUP | Publication: | May 14, 2007 |
| Imprint: | MQUP | Language: | English |
| Author: | Julian Bourg |
| ISBN: | 9780773581005 |
| Publisher: | MQUP |
| Publication: | May 14, 2007 |
| Imprint: | MQUP |
| Language: | English |
Challenging the prevalent view that the 1960s did not have any lasting effect, From Revolution to Ethics demonstrates that intellectuals and activists turned to ethics as the touchstone for understanding interpersonal, institutional, and political dilemmas. In absorbing and scrupulously researched detail Bourg explores the developing ethical fascination as it emerged among student Maoists courting terrorism, anti-psychiatric celebrations of madness, feminists mobilizing against rape, and pundits and philosophers championing human rights.
Challenging the prevalent view that the 1960s did not have any lasting effect, From Revolution to Ethics demonstrates that intellectuals and activists turned to ethics as the touchstone for understanding interpersonal, institutional, and political dilemmas. In absorbing and scrupulously researched detail Bourg explores the developing ethical fascination as it emerged among student Maoists courting terrorism, anti-psychiatric celebrations of madness, feminists mobilizing against rape, and pundits and philosophers championing human rights.
