Written by one of the most influential figures in post-World-War-II social thought, A Theory of Modernity is a comprehensive analysis of the main dynamics of modernity, which discusses the technological, social and political elements of modernism.

About the Author
Agnes Heller-a colleague, pupil, and friend of George Lukacs and one-time dissident in Communist Hungary - is Hannah Arendt Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York. Her books include Reconstructing Aestheticism (1986), Beyond Justice (1988), General Ethics (1989), A Philosophy of Morals (1990), and An Ethics of Personality (1996), all published by Blackwell Publishers.

Reviews
"Heller is an outstanding, independent thinker. Her theory of modernity is distinctive and brings fresh philosophic insight to many topics that are currently being debated."
--Richard J. Bernstein, The New School for Social Research

"The book is an elegantly written and assured summation of her views on modernity from a philosopher probably now at the height of her powers. It incorporates Heller's own philosophical perspective, an outline of her great predecessors, a comprehensive theory of modernity and a spirit with its own complex cultural dynamic and novel subjective experience and problems."
--John Grumley, University of Sydney

Book Information
ISBN 9780631216131
Author Agnes Heller
Format Paperback
Page Count 328
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 482g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 156mm * 21mm