A political philosophy classic from one of the foremost political thinkers of the twentieth century
After Utopia was Judith Shklar's first book, a harbinger of her renowned career in political philosophy. Throughout the many changes in political thought during the last half century, this important work has withstood the test of time. In After Utopia, Shklar explores the decline of political philosophy, from Enlightenment optimism to modern cultural despair, and she offers a critical, creative analysis of this downward trend. She looks at Romantic and Christian social thought, and she shows that while the present political fatalism may be unavoidable, the prophets of despair have failed to explain the world they so dislike, leaving the possibility of a new and vigorous political philosophy. With a foreword by Samuel Moyn, examining After Utopia's continued relevance, this current edition introduces a remarkable synthesis of ideas to a new generation of readers.
Über den Autor Judith N. Shklar
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Judith N. Shklar, 1928 in Riga geboren, lehrte Politikwissenschaften an der Harvard University und starb 1992 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Die Relevanz ihres Werks findet erst in den letzten Jahren Anerkennung. Ihr Essay Der Liberalismus der Furcht gilt inzwischen als Klassiker der jüngeren politischen Philosophie und als Schlüsseltext der Liberalismustheorie. Hannes Bajohr ist Philosoph und Literaturwissenschaftler und derzeit Assistant Professor of German an der University of California, Berkeley. Zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen zu Ideengeschichte, politischer Philosophie und Theorien des Digitalen. Zuletzt erschien im August Verlag: Schreibenlassen. Texte zur Literatur im Digitalen (2022).
