{"product_id":"philosophy-of-philip-rieff","title":"Philosophy of Philip Rieff","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArguing that Philip Rieff was a Freudian who departed in vital and fascinating ways from Freud, and a committed modern who nevertheless viewed modernity as a disaster, this book makes clear his thought transcends contemporary left-right culture war dichotomies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlasdair MacIntyre described Rieff’s early work as ‘a permanently valuable contribution to the human sciences.’ The essays in this volume engage with Rieff’s teaching, both early and late, across a number of different axes and from a number of disciplinary perspectives, placing him into dialogue with thinkers such as Plato, Nietzsche, Freud, Weber, Heidegger, Strauss, Pieper, Wilde and more. \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Philip Rieff \u003c\/i\u003econveys the utility of Rieff’s theory for thinking through various contemporary issues, from religion, culture and race, to the role of elites in a democratic society. Philip Rieff’s thought offers a key to unlocking the cultural trajectories of late modernity, and this interdisciplinary volume engages that work in its depth and complexity while suggesting Rieff’s place in the wider philosophic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232153653592,"sku":"9781350424548","price":97.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350424548.jpg?v=1770880543","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/philosophy-of-philip-rieff","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}