Tragedy and denial : the politics of difference in Western political thought /

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Author / Creator:Brint, Michael
Imprint:Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1991.
Description:ix, 181 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1162701
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ISBN:0813312256 (cloth)
0813312264 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Notes
  • Part 1. The Antitragic Theater of Political Thought
  • 1. Happy Endings and Noble Lies in Plato's Republic
  • 2. Rousseau and the Echoes of Narcisse
  • Notes
  • Part 2. The Politics of Tragedy
  • 3. A Dialogue on Liberty and Freedom
  • 4. Hegelian Harmony and the Laughter of Angels
  • Notes
  • 5. A Carnival of Critics: Irony and the Postmodern Temper
  • Notes
  • 6. Arendt, Rorty, and Mr. Jefferson's American Romance
  • Notes
  • Part 3. Conclusion
  • 7. Putting the "E" Back into DiffĂ©rance
  • Selected Bibliography
  • About the Book and Author
  • Index