Romancing Antiquity German Critique of the

In this unique and comprehensive book, George McCarthy examines the influence of Greek philosophy, literature, arts, and politics on the development of twentieth-century German social thought. McCarthy demonstrates that the classical spirit vitalized thinkers such as Weber, Heidegger, Freud, Marcuse, Arendt, Gadamer, and Habermas.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Children of Oedipus and the Tragedy of Modernity: Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche	p. 3
Ancient Economy and Classical Tragedy: Max Weber, Friedrich Nietzsche	p. 39
Classical Antiquity and the Metaphysics of Nihilism: Martin Heidegger	p. 83
Recovering Sensuality and Liberating Reason: Sigmund Freud, Herbert Marcuse	p. 133
Exorcising Plato and the Tyranny of Reason: Hannah Arendt	p. 175
Twilight of Athens and the Origins of Hermeneutics: Hans-Georg Gadamer	p. 209
Reason and Justice after Antiquity: Jurgen Habermas	p. 243
Notes	p. 285
Index	p. 369
About the Author	p. 379
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Romancing Antiquity German Critique of the Enlightenment from Weber to Habermas

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