The Crisis Paradigm

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how 20th century theorists have used a discourse of ¿crisis¿ to frame their conceptualizations of modernity. Through an investigation of four key thinkers (Georg Lukßcs, Hannah Arendt, Reinhart Koselleck and Jürgen Habermas), Gilbert argues that scholars in the social sciences and humanities should be cautious of treating crises as explananda for research. Instead, the book calls for sociological analysis of the role of ¿crisis¿ within social scientific discourse, and examines how ¿crisis¿ has been used as a conceptual frame for legitimating theoretical agendas. Gilbert¿s ¿sociology of concepts¿ approach presents crisis as a paradigm of modern thought, and, more generally, reflects on how concepts can become the carriers of diverse intellectual traditions and debates. The Crisis Paradigm will be of interest to students and scholars of social and critical theory, politics, sociology and history, as well as those working in thefields of media studies, communication and discourse analysis. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Crisis Paradigm.- Chapter 2. Georg Luk cs: Rationality and Crisis.- Chapter 3. Reinhart Koselleck: Demoralizing Crisis.- Chapter 4. Hannah Arendt: Crisis as Modernity's Choice.- Chapter 5. Jürgen Habermas: With and Against the Crisis Paradigm.- Chapter 6. Conclusion.  

Autoreninfo

Andrew Simon Gilbert is an Honorary Research Associate in Sociology at La Trobe University, Australia, and works at the National Ageing Research Institute. He is a Commissioning Editor for the journal Thesis Eleven.