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OverviewIn this book, Stephen Acreman follows the development and reception of a hitherto under-analyzed concept central to modern and postmodern political theory: the Kantian ein erweiterte Denkungsart, or enlarged mentality. While the enlarged mentality plays a major role in a number of key texts underpinning contemporary democratic theory, including works by Arendt, Gadamer, Habermas, and Lyotard, this is the first in-depth study of the concept encompassing and bringing together its full range of expressions. A number of attempts to place the enlarged mentality at the service of particular ideals-the politics of empathy, of consensus, of agonistic contest, or of moral righteousness-are challenged and redirected. In its exploration of the enlarged mentality, the book asks what it means to assume a properly political stance, and, in giving as the answer 'facing reality together', it uncovers a political theory attentive to the facts and events that concern us, and uniquely well suited to the ecological politics of our time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Acreman (University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Malaysia)Publisher: Routledge Imprint: Routledge ISBN: 9781315618920ISBN 10: 1315618923 Publication Date: 01 November 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Book Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationStephen Acreman is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia and a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Stephen received his Ph.D. in Political Theory from Monash University, Australia. His research interests are in the history of political and social thought, with a focus on political ecology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |