The Tyranny of the Moderns
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The Tyranny of the Moderns

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The Tyranny of the Moderns

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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.

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9780300189957
Edition
1
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Democracy
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. One. Democratic Individualism
  4. Two. Private Happiness
  5. Three. An “Ism” to Be Used with Caution
  6. Four. A Brief History of Individualism
  7. Five. The Individual against Politics
  8. Six. Economic Individualism
  9. Seven. Apathy and Solitude
  10. Eight. Identitarian Community
  11. Nine. Regeneration
  12. Ten. Judgment and Disagreement
  13. Notes
  14. Index