The tyranny of the moderns /
"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 th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Italian |
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New Haven ; London :
Yale University Press,
[2015]
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| Summary: | "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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| Item Description: | Originally published in Italian under title: Liberi e ugual |
| Physical Description: | 217 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300182774 0300182775 |