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Maturity and Modernity: Nietzsche, Weber, Foucault, and the Ambivalence of Reason
Maturity and Modernity Nietzsche Weber Foucault and the Ambivalence of Reason Author:David Owen Maturity and Modernity examines Nietzsche, Weber and Foucault as a distinct trajectory of critical thinking within modern thought which traces the emergence and development of genealogy in the form of imminent critique. David Owen clarifies the relationship between these thinkers and responds to Habermas' (and Dews') charge that these thinkers a... more »re nihilists and that their approach is philosophically incoherent and practically irresponsible by showing how genealogy as a practical activity is directed toward the achievements of human autonomy.« less