Norman Geras’s Political Thought from Marxism to Human Rights
Mark Cowling
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Springer International Publishing
Sozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft / Politische Theorien und Ideengeschichte
Beschreibung
This book provides a critical account of the main controversies involving Norman Geras, one of the key modern political thinkers. It moves from his youthful Trotskyism on to his book on Rosa Luxemburg, then his classic account of Marx and human nature, and his highly regarded discussion of Marx and justice. Following this, Geras tried to elaborate a Marxist theory of justice, which involved taking on-board aspects of liberalism. Next he attacked the post modernism of Laclau and Mouffe and criticised Rorty’s pragmatism, and then elaborated a contract of mutual indifference from a detailed study of the Holocaust. Lastly he wrote a book on human rights and humanitarian intervention, defending the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Cowling varies from exposition and admiration, to ideas about how Geras’s work should be interpreted, to criticism of his Trotskyism and of his support for the invasion of Iraq. The book will appeal to readers interested in Norman Geras and Marxism in particular, and socialand political theory in general.
Kundenbewertungen
Geras and socialism, Geras and social theory, Geras and human rights, political theory of Laclau, Marx and justice, contemporary political theory, Rosa Luxemburg, Geras and the Holocaust, post-modern political theory, Geras and Marxism, crimes against humanity, Geras and the Iraq war, Norman Geras, modern political thinkers, Geras and postmodernism, Geras and humanitarianism, Geras and Trotskyism, political theory of Rorty, political theory of Mouffe, political philosophy