Description
IMMANENT CRITIQUE OF SOCIETY
Book Summary
This collective work offers an updated overview of debates surrounding immanent critique, a central concept in contemporary social philosophy. Edited by José Manuel Romero and José A. Zamora, the volume brings together contributions presented at the International Meeting on Immanent Critique of Society, held in 2018 at the CSIC Institute of Philosophy. The reader will find a rigorous analysis of the meaning, scope, and difficulties of this critical approach, applied to fields ranging from social and political philosophy to social sciences and art criticism. An essential resource for those seeking to understand the theoretical and political potential of immanent critique in current thought.
What is it about?
The book explores the possibilities and limits of immanent critique as a method for analyzing and transforming society. Based on the lectures from the international meeting organized by the Society for Critical Theory Studies (SETC), the authors examine how this approach allows for questioning social structures from their own internal contradictions, without resorting to external or transcendent principles. The work addresses key debates in social philosophy, political philosophy, social sciences, and art criticism, offering a plural and updated vision of the difficulties and potentialities of immanent critique in the contemporary context.
Main Topics
- Meaning and scope of immanent critique in current social philosophy.
- Relationship between critical theory, political philosophy, and social sciences.
- Application of immanent critique to the analysis of art and culture.
- Debates on the theoretical and political potential of this critical approach.
- Difficulties and limits of immanent critique in contemporary society.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at researchers, students, and professionals in philosophy, especially social and political philosophy, as well as those interested in contemporary critical theory. It is also useful for specialists in social sciences, cultural criticism, and art studies looking for conceptual tools to analyze reality from a critical and well-founded perspective.
What this book offers
- An updated and plural vision of debates on immanent critique in contemporary thought.
- Rigorous analyses of the applications of this approach in philosophy, social sciences, and art criticism.
- Contributions from specialists gathered at a reference international meeting.
- Conceptual tools to understand the contradictions and potentialities of social critique.
- A work that connects classical critical theory with the challenges of the present.
Technical Specifications
- Author: ROMERO, JOSÉ MANUEL; ZAMORA, JOSÉ A. (EDS.)
- Publisher: Anthropos Editorial
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: LITERARY ESSAYS, LITERATURE: HISTORY AND CRITICISM, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
- Collection: CRITICAL THOUGHT, UTOPIAN THOUGHT
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication Date: March 2020
- Number of pages: 288
- Weight: 495 g
Editorial Review
This work stands as a reference for those who wish to delve into the current state of critical theory and, in particular, the concept of immanent critique. Its value lies in the plurality of approaches and the quality of the contributions, which cover everything from social philosophy to art criticism. It is a book that, while not introductory, offers essential keys to understanding contemporary debates on the possibility of a critique capable of transforming society from its own contradictions. Recommended for an academic and specialized audience.