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9780847696222

The Odyssey of Political Theory The Politics of Departure and Return

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  • ISBN13:

    9780847696222

  • ISBN10:

    0847696227

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-08-28
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

This important book offers readers original insights into The Odyssey, and it provides a new understanding of the classic works of Plato, Rousseau, Vico, Horkheimer, and Adorno.

Author Biography

Patrick J. Deneen is assistant professor of politics at Princeton University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii
Preface ix
Introduction Between Oikos and Cosmos 1(26)
The Odyssey as Political Theory
27(54)
Resolving the Ancient Quarrel between Poetry and Philosophy: Plato's Odyssey
81(50)
The Harrowing of Rousseau's Emile
131(38)
Escaping the Dialectic: Vico, the Frankfurt School, and the Dialectic of Enlightenment
169(42)
Against Cosmopolitanism: Resisting the Sirens' Song
211(32)
Appendix Illustrations 243(8)
Bibliography 251(16)
Index 267(8)
About the Author 275

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