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On Voluntary Servitude: False Consciousness and The Theory of Ideology

ISBN: 978-0-745-60595-1

May 1996

Polity

304 pages

Description
This book addresses a central theme in social and political theory: what is the motivation behind the theory of ideology, and can such a theory be defended?
About the Author
Michael Rosen is a Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Lincoln College, Oxford.
Features
  • Addresses a key theme in social and political thought: what is the motivation behind the theory of ideology, and can such a theory be defended?
  • Provides new interpretations of Rousseau, Smith, Herder, Hegel, Mark, Adorno and Benjamin
  • Well written and easily accessible to students in philosophy, social and political theory, and the history of political thought
  • The author is a well known and highly respected philosopher.