M. A. Casey

Meaninglessness (eBook, ePUB)

The Solutions of Nietzsche, Freud, and Rorty

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What would the world be like if we no longer needed meaning? Australian sociologist Michael Casey's revealing work charts the collapse of the metaphysical world and the innate human need for meaning. With the decline of Christianity and the demise of secular universalism in the west, the meaning and value of metaphysical culture has been replaced by an entirely new post-metaphysical world. In Meaninglessness, Casey revisits the social theory of Nietzsche, Freud, and Rorty, in order to conceive how this post-metaphysical culture may take shape in the third millennium. Framing questions of enduring significance to contemporary social and political theory in a new methodological light, this work will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in sociology, post-modernism, cultural studies, political theory, and philosophy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739157619
• Artikelnr.: 39476517

Autorenporträt

Michael Casey is a sociologist on the staff of the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, and Permanent Fellow in Sociology and Politics at the Australian campus of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Culture and Meaning Chapter 2 Nietzsche: The
Aesthetic Solution to Meaninglessness Chapter 3 Freud: The Therapeutic
Solution to Meaninglessness Chapter 4 Rorty: The Post-metaphysical Solution
to Meaninglessness Chapter 5 Conclusion: Culture and Life