The Anthem Companion to Philip Rieff (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Imber, Jonathan B.

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Produktbeschreibung

Philip Rieff (1922-2006) was a preeminent American social and cultural theorist. The original essays in The Anthem Companion to Philip Rieff offer an important new assessment of the major works of Philip Rieff by leading writers in the fields of social and cultural theory. These essays are the first to assess Rieff's influence and significance as a master theorist and teacher, drawing on the contributors' long interest in the broad scope of his work, from Freud: The Mind of the Moralist to The Triumph The Mind of the Moralist to The Triumph of the Therapeutic to his posthumous work, Sacred Order/Social Order.

Anthem Companions to Sociology offer authoritative and comprehensive assessments of major figures in the development of sociology from the last two centuries. Covering the major advancements in sociological thought, these companions offer critical evaluations of key figures in the American and European sociological tradition, and will provide students and scholars with an in-depth assessment of the makers of sociology and chart their relevance to modern society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783081516
• Artikelnr.: 53315302

Autorenporträt

Edited by Jonathan B. Imber 

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction, Jonathan B. Imber
Chapter 1. Philip Rieff : Some Refl ections, John Carroll
Chapter 2. Philip Rieff and the Impossible Culture, John Dickson
Chapter 3. Philip Rieff as Cultural Critic, Steven Grosby
Chapter 4. Philip Rieff as Teacher, Samuel Heilman
Chapter 5. Prophet v. Stoic : Philip Rieff 's Case against Freud, Howard L. Kaye
Chapter 6. Decline and Fall in the Work of Philip Rieff : "I love the old questions" Beckett, Endgame, Richard H. King
Chapter 7. Philip Rieff as Social/ Cultural Theorist, Elisabeth Lasch- Quinn and Matthew D. Stewart
Chapter 8. Fellow Sons, James Poulos
Chapter 9. Philip Rieff and Social Theory, Charles Turner
Chapter 10. A Kindly Apocalypse: Philip Rieff and the Endgame of the Therapeutic, Peter Y. Paik
Chapter 11. Disenchantment, Authenticity and Ordinary Charisma, Alan Woolfolk
Writings of Philip Rieff
List of Contributors
Index.