Phenomenology of Modernity - A Dialogue with Western Marxists

Author: Yu Wujin et al.
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Publishing Date: 2002-12-01
Features: This book selects ten scholars from Western Marxism who have conducted in-depth and original reflections on the phenomenon of modernity—Benjamin, Adorno, Habermas, Weimer, Lefebvre, Merleau-Ponty, Bourdieu, Baudrillard, Jameson, and Giddens—as its research subjects. Starting from the interpretation of their original works, it provides critiques of their theories of modernity. The book also proposes the new concept of "Phenomenology of Modernity" and, from this fresh theoretical framework, seeks to engage in substantive dialogues with these Western Marxists in a more effective manner. This represents a new theoretical attempt and exploration.