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Liu Qing's Lectures on Modern Western Thought Author: Liu Qing Publisher: Xinxing Publishing House
Liu Qing's Lectures on Modern Western Thought Author: Liu Qing Publisher: Xinxing Publishing House
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Introduction · · · · · ·
The meaning of life, the value of freedom and fairness that people yearn for, the complex conflicts and future trends of human civilization... These questions, big and small, that confuse you, have also troubled outstanding minds such as Weber, Nietzsche, and Sartre in the past. They tried their best to explain and provided valuable ideological symbols for future generations. In this lecture, Liu Qing introduced 19 thinkers from a modern perspective, and widely and systematically discussed the pros and cons of instrumental rationality, how to face nihilism, the alienation of people by consumerism, and issues such as fairness and justice in wealth distribution and globalization. The mind is clear and the spirit is bright. In the life stories of these 19 masters, you will understand the foundation and framework of their construction of the edifice of thought. You will also face many difficult problems in personal life and the social public sphere on the edifice of thought, and receive prudent and sincere answers.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Liu Qing
Well-known scholar. Professor of East China Normal University, Director of the Center for World Politics Research. His research interests include political philosophy, history of Western thought, modern and contemporary Western thought and international political issues. His representative works include The Age of Strife and The Undecided Moment. He has written the Annual Review of Western Thought every year since 2003, which is a must-read article for many scholars.
Table of contents · · · · · ·
introduction
01 What is the practical significance of thought/008
02What is modernity and modernity/014
03 Changes between the past and present: What are the differences between ancient and modern times/019
Chapter 1 The Coming of Age of Modern Thought
04 Road Sign: Weber and the Coming of Age of Modern Thought/030
05 Weber I: Why is "disenchantment" the awakening moment of human beings/036
06 Weber II: How did the modern “war of the gods” happen/042
07 Weber III: What problems does instrumental rationality bring?/048
08 Weber IV: How the “Modern Iron Cage” was Forged/054
Chapter 2 The Spiritual Crisis of Modern People
09 Road Sign: Modern People's "Spiritual Crisis"/060
10 Nietzsche I: What does "God is dead" mean? /066
11 Nietzsche II: Who is “Superman”?/072
12 Nietzsche III: Do we still have a common truth?/078
13 Freud I: Why is it said that he declared the death of "rational man"/084
14 Freud II: Is psychoanalysis really a science? /090
15 Sartre I: Why is he so unique?/095
16 Sartre II: Why can "freedom" be derived from "nothingness"/100
17 Sartre III: Why Freedom is a Heavy Burden/106
Chapter 3 Lessons from the 20th Century
18 Road Signs: Why the Disasters of the 20th Century Are Incredible/114
19 Bauman: Was the Holocaust caused by madness?/120
20 Arendt I: Is the Holocaust really the “banality of evil”? /126
21 Arendt II: How to Avoid Becoming a Bad Person/132
22 Popper I: How Science is Redefined/138
23 Popper II: Why Humans Cannot Create a Perfect Society/144
24 Hayek I: Can order be formed without design planning? /150
25 Hayek II: Why is “rational arrogance” dangerous/155
26 Berlin I: "Fox" or "Hedgehog"/161
27 Berlin II: Where is the Monism of Value Wrong/166
28 Berlin III: What kind of "freedom" do you want/173
29Marcuse I: What is “comfortable” unfreedom?/179
30 Marcuse II: Are we "one-sided people"? /185
31 Marcuse III: Is “substantial change” possible? /191
Chapter 4 Liberalism and Its Critics
32 Road Signs: Why Liberalism is Constantly Challenged/198
33 John Rawls: How to achieve social justice/206
34 Nozick: What does the freest country look like/213
35 Dworkin: What kind of equality is reasonable/221
36 Sandel: Do contemporary people need to be responsible for historical events? /227
37 Walzer: How the “Atomized Individual” Was Born/234
38 Taylor: How to "Be Yourself"/242
39 Habermas: Why “conversation” is an extraordinary thing/250
The End of the Post-Cold War Debate
40 Road Signs: World Order in the Post-Cold War Era/260
41 Fukuyama: What does the “end of history” theory actually mean? /266
42 Huntington: Is the “Clash of Civilizations” Inevitable? /275
43 Conclusion: Is this a new historical turning point?
Supplementary explanation/289
Answering questions from students/317
Recommended reading list/349
Postscript: Thoughts and Thanks/350
References/356
Name Index/365
