The Concept of the Social by Malcolm Bull
From here to utopia. New directions in political theory
In On Mercy, Malcolm Bull conducts a clever thought experiment on the question of whether mercy might not only be reconciled with justice but could displace it at the centre of our political life -- David ASkeel * Wall Street Journal *
Charmingly erudite and an important work of political philosophy -- Joe Humphreys * Irish Times (for On Mercy) *
Highly compelling. Bull is to be congratulated on presenting such a thought-provoking study -- Alexander Marr * Apollo (for Inventing Falsehood, Making Truth) *
Stimulating and delightful, subtle and deep -- Taylor Carman * Times Literary Supplement (on Anti-Nietzsche) *
All of Bull's studies are utopian, in an oblique, offbeat way. In the spirit of Marx, you must see the future as in a glass darkly so as not to make a fetish of it. He combines a keenly analytical mind with a visionary impulse. It is a style for our times. -- Terry Eagleton * London Review of Books *
Charmingly erudite and an important work of political philosophy -- Joe Humphreys * Irish Times (for On Mercy) *
Highly compelling. Bull is to be congratulated on presenting such a thought-provoking study -- Alexander Marr * Apollo (for Inventing Falsehood, Making Truth) *
Stimulating and delightful, subtle and deep -- Taylor Carman * Times Literary Supplement (on Anti-Nietzsche) *
All of Bull's studies are utopian, in an oblique, offbeat way. In the spirit of Marx, you must see the future as in a glass darkly so as not to make a fetish of it. He combines a keenly analytical mind with a visionary impulse. It is a style for our times. -- Terry Eagleton * London Review of Books *
Malcolm Bull teaches at Oxford University. His previous books include Anti-Nietzsche and On Mercy, which was a 2019 New Statesman Book of the Year. He is on the editorial board of New Left Review and writes for the London Review of Books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844672936 |
| ISBN 10 | 184467293X |
| Title | The Concept of the Social |
| Author | Malcolm Bull |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2021-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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