{"product_id":"bereft-of-reason-on-the-decline-of-social-thought-and-prospects-for-its-renewal-9780226314617","title":"Bereft of Reason: On the Decline of Social Thought and Prospects for Its Renewal","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eugene Halton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this radical critique of contemporary social theory, Eugene Halton argues that both modernism and postmodernism are damaged philosophies whose acceptance of the myths of the mind\/body dichotomy make them incapable of solving our social dilemmas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaiming that human beings should be understood as far more than simply a form of knowledge, social construction, or contingent difference, Halton argues that contemporary thought has lost touch with the spontaneous passions--or enchantment--of life. Exploring neglected works in twentieth century social thought and philosophy--particularly the writings of Lewis Mumford and Charles Peirce--as well as the work of contemporary writers such as Vaclav Havel, Maya Angelou, Milan Kundera, Doris Lessing, and Victor Turner, Halton argues that reason is dependent upon nonrational forces--including sentiment, instinct, conjecture, imagination, and experience. We must, he argues, frame our questions in a way which encompasses both enchantment and critical reason, and he offers an outline here for doing so. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA passionate plea for a fundamental reexamination of the entrenched assumptions of the modern era, this book deals with issues of vital concern to modern societies and should be read by scholars across disciplines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBereft of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful critique informed by a passionate commitment to the renewal of critical concerns. For this reason alone it should be widely read and inform current debates.\"--Lauren Langman, \u003ci\u003eSociological Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Halton takes the 'ghost in the machine' as a dominant defining metaphor for modern thought and life, and criticizes it with gusto, wit, wide reading, and philosophical acumen.\"--Robert J. Mulvaney, \u003ci\u003eReview of Metaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47781128962199,"sku":"9780226314617","price":9555.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780226314617.webp?v=1778050826","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bereft-of-reason-on-the-decline-of-social-thought-and-prospects-for-its-renewal-9780226314617","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}