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Facing Modernity: Ambivalence, Reflexivity and Morality - Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society Barry Smart
Facing Modernity: Ambivalence, Reflexivity and Morality - Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
Barry Smart
The author of this work contends that an important responsibility of social enquiry is to engage critically with the moral difficulties and ethical dilemmas which have arisen with modernity. He discusses the work of theorists including Foucault, Beck, Derrida, Giddens and Levinas.
224 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 22, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780761955191 |
| Publishers | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 20 mm · 470 g |
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