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Critique of Cynical Reason

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Upon its publication in Germany in 1983, this author's book stirred both critical acclaim and consternation, attracting a wide readership. He finds cynicism the dominant mode in contemporary culture, in personal and institutional settings; his book is both a history of the impulse and an investigation of its role today, among those whose earlier hopes for social change have crumbled and faded away.

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Critique of Cynical Reason, Michael Eldred, Peter Sloterdijk, Andreas Huyssen

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1987
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Title
Critique of Cynical Reason
Language
English
Released
1987
Format
Hardcover
Pages
558
ISBN10
0816615853
ISBN13
9780816615858
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First published
1983
Original title
Die Kritik der zynischen Vernunft
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Upon its publication in Germany in 1983, this author's book stirred both critical acclaim and consternation, attracting a wide readership. He finds cynicism the dominant mode in contemporary culture, in personal and institutional settings; his book is both a history of the impulse and an investigation of its role today, among those whose earlier hopes for social change have crumbled and faded away.