Culture, Science, Society: The Constitution of Cultural Modernity (Social and Critical Theory, 10)

The closely interrelated essays in this volume address the question of the internal dynamism of the high culture of modernity in its paradoxical constitution as the complementary unity of strict opposites: the sciences (philosophy included) and the arts. Special attention is paid to the internal strains of these two great fields in our contemporaneity. It discusses on the one hand the role of experts and, on the other, that of the market in both of these areas . It also deals with the hermeneutical relationship between author - work - recipient and its historical transformations.Although essays deal with the complex philosophical issues, these are discussed in a clear way, approcheable for a person with a broad philosophical interest. They are, however, addressed primarily to philosophers, social scientists, culturologists and aestheticians. Culture, Science, Society 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Volume Foreword 10 Acknowledgements 12 Introduction 16 A Society of Culture: The Constitution of Modernity 32 Part I 30 Beyond the Dichotomy: Praxis and Poiesis 52 The Paradoxical Unity of Culture: The Arts and the Sciences 74 Interpretations of, and Interpretations in, Philosophy 96 The Ends of Metaphysics 120 Changing Images of Science 146 Why Is There No Hermeneutics of Natural Sciences? Some Preliminary Theses 216 After the System: Philosophy in the Epoch of Sciences 278 On Our Beliefs: About the Cognitive Structure of Contemporary Culture 300 Part II 318 Culture: The Making and the Make-Up of a Concept. An Essay in Historical Semantics 320 Condorcet: Communication/Science/Democracy 350 Money and the Book: Kant and the Crisis of the German Enlightenment 368 The Hegelian Concept of Culture 414 Hegel and the End of Art 430 Marxism and Theories of Culture 452 On Ideology-Critique – Critically 470 A Philosophy Lost: German Philosophies of Culture at the End of the Nineteenth Century 514 Life and the Soul: The Young Lukács and the Problem of Culture 536 Walter Benjamin, or the Commodity as Phantasmagoria 568 Adorno and Mass Culture: Autonomous Art against the Culture Industry 618 Antinomies of “Culture” 648 Index of Subjects 670 A Society Of Culture : The Constitution Of Modernity -- Beyond The Dichotomy : Praxis And Poiesis -- The Paradoxical Unity Of Culture : The Arts And The Sciences -- Interpretation Of, And Interpretation In, Philosophy -- The Ends Of Metaphysics -- Changing Images Of Science -- Why Is There No Hermeneutics Of Natural Sciences? : Some Preliminary Theses -- After The System : Philosophy In The Epoch Of Sciences -- On Our Beliefs : About The Cognitive Structure Of Contemporary Culture -- Culture : The Making And The Make-up Of A Concept : An Essay In Historical Semantics -- Condorcet : Communication/science/democracy -- Money And The Book : Kant And The Crisis Of The German Enlightenment -- The Hegelian Concept Of Culture -- Hegel And The End Of Art -- Marxism And Theories Of Culture -- On Ideology-critique -- Critically -- A Philosophy Lost : German Philosophies Of Culture At The End Of The Nineteenth Century -- Life And The Soul : The Young Lukacs And The Problem Of Culture -- Walter Benjamin, Or, The Commodity As Phantasmagoria -- Adorno And Mass Culture : Autonomous Art Against The Culture Industry -- Antinomies Of Culture. By Gyorgy Markus. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The closely interrelated essays in this volume address the question of the internal dynamism of the high culture of modernity in its paradoxical constitution as the complementary unity of strict opposites: the sciences (philosophy included) and the arts. Special attention is paid to the internal strains of these two great fields in our contemporaneity. It discusses on the one hand the role of experts and, on the other, that of the market in both of these areas . It also deals with the hermeneutical relationship between author - work - recipient and its historical transformations. Although essays deal with the complex philosophical issues, these are discussed in a clear way, approcheable for a person with a broad philosophical interest. They are, however, addressed primarily to philosophers, social scientists, culturologists and aestheticians The Book Addresses The Constitution Of The High Culture Of Modernity As An Uneasy Unity Of The Sciences, Including Philosophy, And The Arts. Their Internal Dynamism And Strain Is Established Through, On The One Hand, The Relationship Of The Author - Work - Recipient, And, On The Other, The Respective Roles Of Experts And The Market.