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Critique and Praxis advocates for a new path forward that constantly challenges each and every one of us to ask what more we can do to realize a society based on equality and justice.

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PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231195737

ISBN-139780231195737

eBay Product ID (ePID)7050070050

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Number of Pages696 Pages

Publication NameCritique and Praxis

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

SubjectSociology / General, History & Theory, Political, Movements / Critical Theory

TypeTextbook

AuthorBernard E. Harcourt

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Political Science, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.9 in

Item Weight37.5 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsA wide-ranging effort to take up the conundrum of critical theory, which has been with us since Marx wrote the eleventh thesis--that is, that we think and act in and on a damaged society., By any measure, Critique & Praxis is an impressive contribution, passionate, lucid, deeply committed and nearly always generous in its disagreements. As a conversation between Foucauldian philosophy and radical-political engagement, it is a tour de force., It's lucidly written and relatively short on jargon. Which makes it an important book to pay attention to, even for those with no interest in abstruse political-social theories, because we urgently need new ways to critique the system we live in and develop new strategies to oppose and replace it., A relentlessly honest and learned exploration of how critical theory can turn again to the task of changing the world. Learning from above but assiduously from below, activist legal scholar Bernard Harcourt utilizes illusion and value, makes theory and practice collide, and asks: 'What more am I to do?' Required reading., Has critical philosophy completed its mission or has it renounced the task, which it posed in the 1920s, to link theory and praxis in order to change the world? Harcourt's response is unequivocal: the critical theory that emerged from the Frankfurt School has lost its original orientation and separated theory from the passion for praxis. Many other philosophical tendencies have since occupied this terrain, reimagining the theoretical horizon and trying to construct practices adequate to contemporary society. Harcourt studies and critiques them attentively, be they liberal currents or socialist variants, European philosophies of the common or insurrectionalist approaches. For Harcourt, however, critique must return to its radical roots and be done 'en situation.' This book inaugurates a turn from Foucault-style genealogies to a critical thought that is rooted in praxis and critiques it politically. With this passage, Harcourt exclaims, with Haraway, that 'the only scientific thing to do is to revolt!' And he confesses that in his previous books he only scratched at the surface of this conversion. Today the paradigm has shifted and praxis must be posed as subjectivation. If before the problem consisted in responding to 'What is to be done?,' today the question is 'What more am I to do?' Harcourt thus transforms critical philosophy into a manifesto of ethical engagement., Harcourt has produced a challenging book, which addresses many of our current predicaments, and he has the moral authority to command our attention., With his typical combination of erudition, eloquent argument, and theoretical clarity, Bernard Harcourt now gives us a complete account of his reading of contemporary critical philosophy, articulating it with immediate issues in the field of human rights and democratic politics. A tour de force which will give readers much to learn and much to think about. I will have it permanently on my desk, or not far., His mountainous text is a repetitive tool-box of notes and thoughts from his seminar series and own readings. Like lightning, brilliant ideas flash across the pages., Critique & Praxis is one of the most provoking contributions to critical theory of the twenty-first century., Bernard Harcourt's pragmatic and comprehensive dissection of philosophy and the quest for social justice is timely, provocative, and critically needed in this moment of global uncertainty, endless conflict, and pervasive inequality.

Dewey Decimal142

Table Of ContentPreface: The Primacy of Critique and Praxis Introduction: Toward a Critical Praxis Theory Part I. Reconstructing Critical Theory 1. The Original Foundations 2. Challenging the Frankfurt Foundations 3. Michel Foucault and the History of Truth-Making 4. The Return to Foundations 5. The Crux of the Problem 6. Reconstructing Critical Theory 7. A Radical Critical Philosophy of Illusions Part II. Reimagining the Critical Horizon 8. The Transformation of Critical Utopias 9. The Problem of Liberalism 10. A Radical Critical Theory of Values 11. A Critical Horizon of Endless Struggle 12. The Problem of Violence 13. A Way Forward Part III. Renewing Critical Praxis 14. The Transformation of Praxis 15. The Landscape of Contemporary Critical Praxis 16. The New Space of Critical Praxis Part IV. Reformulating Critique 17. Reframing the Praxis Imperative 18. What More Am I To Do? 19. Crisis, Critique, Praxis Conclusion Postscript Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Name Index Concept Index

SynopsisCritical philosophy has always challenged the division between theory and practice. At its best, it aims to turn contemplation into emancipation, seeking to transform society in pursuit of equality, autonomy, and human flourishing. Yet today's critical theory often seems to engage only in critique. These times of crisis demand more. Bernard E. Harcourt challenges us to move beyond decades of philosophical detours and to harness critical thought to the need for action. In a time of increasing awareness of economic and social inequality, Harcourt calls on us to make society more equal and just. Only critical theory can guide us toward a more self-reflexive pursuit of justice. Charting a vision for political action and social transformation, Harcourt argues that instead of posing the question, "What is to be done?" we must now turn it back onto ourselves and ask, and answer, "What more am I to do?" Critique and Praxis advocates for a new path forward that constantly challenges each and every one of us to ask what more we can do to realize a society based on equality and justice. Joining his decades of activism, social-justice litigation, and political engagement with his years of critical theory and philosophical work, Harcourt has written a magnum opus., Bernard E. Harcourt calls for moving beyond the complacency of decades of philosophical detours and to harness critical thought to the need for action. Critique and Praxis advocates for a new path forward that constantly challenges each one of us to ask what more we can do to realize a society based on equality and justice.

LC Classification NumberHM480.H37 2022