{"product_id":"9781350424548-philosophy-of-philip-rieff-cultural-conflict-religion-and-the-self","title":"The Philosophy of Philip Rieff","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Conflict, Religion and the Self\u003cbr\u003eReinvigorating Rieff’s ambitious cultural theories, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Philosophy of Philip Rieff \u003c\/i\u003eargues for the enduring value that his work holds for contemporary cultural debates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArguing that Philip Rieff was a Freudian who departed in vital and fascinating ways from Freud, and a committed modern who nevertheless viewed modernity as a disaster, this book makes clear his thought transcends contemporary left-right culture war dichotomies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlasdair MacIntyre described Rieff’s early work as ‘a permanently valuable contribution to the human sciences.’ The essays in this volume engage with Rieff’s teaching, both early and late, across a number of different axes and from a number of disciplinary perspectives, placing him into dialogue with thinkers such as Plato, Nietzsche, Freud, Weber, Heidegger, Strauss, Pieper, Wilde and more. \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Philip Rieff \u003c\/i\u003econveys the utility of Rieff’s theory for thinking through various contemporary issues, from religion, culture and race, to the role of elites in a democratic society. Philip Rieff’s thought offers a key to unlocking the cultural trajectories of late modernity, and this interdisciplinary volume engages that work in its depth and complexity while suggesting Rieff’s place in the wider philosophic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41608715993185,"sku":"9781350424548","price":95.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31458698.jpg?v=1732727528","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350424548-philosophy-of-philip-rieff-cultural-conflict-religion-and-the-self","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}