Engaging Agnes Heller A Critical Companion |
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Editor:
| Terezakis, Katie |
Contribution by:
| Terezakis, Katie Beilharz, Peter Bernstein, Richard J. Boros, Janos Don, Kira Brunner Friedland, Amos Grumley, John Heller, Agnes Hutter, Horst Kaarsholm, Preben Nikulin, Dmitri Tormey, Simon Turner, Bryan S. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7391-2257-0 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $61.95 |
Book Description:
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This collection examines the life and thought of Agnes Heller, who rose to international acclaim as a Marxist dissident in Eastern Europe. Heller went on to develop one of the most comprehensive oeuvres in contemporary philosophy, putting forward a distinctive ethical theory and developing insightful analyses of a vast range of topics. Here, philosophers, sociologists, journalists and political scientists assess different elements of Heller's work, highlight relevant shifts within that...
More DescriptionThis collection examines the life and thought of Agnes Heller, who rose to international acclaim as a Marxist dissident in Eastern Europe. Heller went on to develop one of the most comprehensive oeuvres in contemporary philosophy, putting forward a distinctive ethical theory and developing insightful analyses of a vast range of topics. Here, philosophers, sociologists, journalists and political scientists assess different elements of Heller's work, highlight relevant shifts within that work, and address its intrinsic consistency.