Camus and the challenge of political thought : between despair and hope / Patrick Hayden.

"Albert Camus was a formative artist, writer and public figure whose work defies conventional labels, and whose legacy is controversial but substantial. His distinctive contribution to modern ethical and political thought remains far from settled. Camus and the Challenge of Political Thought compreh...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Palgrave pivot.
Global political thinkers.
Main Author: Hayden, Patrick, 1965- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Pivot, 2016.
Series:Palgrave pivot.
Global political thinkers.
Subjects:
Camus, Albert, > 1913-1960 > Political and social views.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Camus, Albert, > 1913-1960.
Political and social views.
Politische Theorie.
Weltbürgertum.
Physical Description:viii, 142 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue
  • 1. Situating Camus
  • 2. Human Existence and the Tragic Beauty of the Absurd
  • 3. Rebellion and an Ethics of Measure
  • 4. Politics and the Limits of Violence
  • 5. From Justice to Solidarity
  • 6. Cosmopolitanism without Hope
  • Epilogue.