Modernity Reconstructed
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Modernity Reconstructed
By (Author) Jos Maurcio Domingues
University of Wales Press
University of Wales Press
19th July 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
306
Physical Properties
Paperback
250
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
Description
This book is the reconstruction of a critical theory of modernity. 'The Theory of Modernity' is divided into four parts: freedom, equality, solidarity and responsibility. The first three follow the basic ideas of the constitutional revolutions of the 18th century.
Reviews
"Domingues discusses classical topics...in philosophy and sociology...and transforms them in a way that brings new and actual insights giving the subject his own style and character." Dr. Hauke Brunkhorst, Professor of Sociology, University of Flensburg, Germany.
Author Bio
J. M. Domingues is Executive Director of Luperj (Rio de Janeiro University Research Institute).He has published several books on sociological theory and has contributed to a number of leading journals in the field.
