How to Be Radical in Philosophy (Gaynesford Maximilian de)(Paperback)

Radicality is at the very heart of philosophy. In order to maintain this lifeblood of progressive thinking, philosophy must refashion itself constantly - by engaging with the fundamental issues of living, working, thinking and dying - or risk losing touch with what matters. This book investigates five very different ways that modern philosophy has refashioned itself so as to stay radically engaged: by focusing on reason (Descartes), experience (Locke), action (Marx), analysis (Adorno) and self-criticism (Heidegger). As such, it provides a guide to the philosopher for how to be, and continue to be, radical. These five ways of being radical are united by their extraordinarily audacious approach to seeking out the roots of things and in engaging in issues that matter to everyone. What can we know for certain? What is our nature? What do we need to live a genuinely human existence?
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