Can a human society suffer from illness like a living thing? And if so, how does such a malaise manifest itself? This thought-provoking book masterfully reveals what is at stake in describing societies as 'ill' and why we are drawn to conceive of many social problems as illnesses.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781009235037
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 10-27-2022
Pages: 386
Product Dimensions: 6.26(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.02(d)
About the Author
Frederick Neuhouser is Professor of Philosophy at Barnard College, Columbia University, and Permanent Fellow at the Center for Humanities and Social Change in Berlin. His books include Fichte's Theory of Subjectivity (Cambridge, 1990), Foundations of Hegel's Social Theory (2000), Rousseau's Theodicy of Self-Love (2008), and Rousseau's Critique of Inequality (Cambridge, 2014).
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