The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat
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The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat by Steven Lukes
By turns witty and profound, The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat is a novel in the spirit of Gulliver's Travels or Animal Farm. Telling the story of the travels of a Professor Caritat, who is in search of the perfect world, Steven Lukes us on an irreverent romp through the history of western political philosophy. Doing for that discipline what Sophie's World did for philosophy in general, The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat is both a refreshing humorous introduction to the clasing ideologies of our time, and a passionate defence of the much-abused Enlightenment and its core values of reason, freedom and tolerance.
A counterpart to Jonstein Gaarder's bestseller, Sophie's World, for those who might be seeking an introduction to political theory* Prospect *
A delightfully edifying comedy. * Guardian *
Charming and refreshing. * Radical Philosophy *
Knock-out satirical humour. * Times Literary Supplement *
Lukes achieves both lightness and weight in a way many novelists might envy. * Independent *
This book is a box of delights, often wonderfully funny and always deliciously clever, a contemporary political satire to set among the best. * New Statesman and Society *
A delightfully edifying comedy. * Guardian *
Charming and refreshing. * Radical Philosophy *
Knock-out satirical humour. * Times Literary Supplement *
Lukes achieves both lightness and weight in a way many novelists might envy. * Independent *
This book is a box of delights, often wonderfully funny and always deliciously clever, a contemporary political satire to set among the best. * New Statesman and Society *
Steven Lukes is Professor of Sociology at NYU. He has previously taught at the London School of Economics and the University of Siena, and is the author of numerous works including Emile Durkheim: His Life and Work, Power: A Radical View and What is Left?
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| ISBN 13 | 9781859840733 |
| ISBN 10 | 1859840736 |
| Title | The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat |
| Author | Steven Lukes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 1996-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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