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The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat

A Novel of Ideas

Steven Lukes

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English
Verso
02 August 2022
The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat is a brilliant fictional journey through Western political philosophy by one of our most original thinkers. Professor Caritat, a middle-aged Candide, walks naively through the neighbouring countries of Utilitaria, Communitaria and Libertaria, in his quest to find the best of all possible worlds. Cut loose from the confines of his ivory tower, this wandering professor is made to confront the perplexed state of modern thinking in this dazzling comedy of ideas.

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Imprint:   Verso
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   217g
ISBN:   9781839763977
ISBN 10:   1839763973
Pages:   272
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Steven Lukes is Professor of Politics and Sociology at New York University.He is the author of numerous works, including Emile Durkheim, Power, and What Is Left?

Reviews for The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat: A Novel of Ideas

A counterpart to Jonstein Gaarder's bestseller, Sophie's World, for those who might be seeking an introduction to political theory. -Prospect A delightfully edifying comedy. -Guardian Charming and refreshing. -Radical Philosophy Knock-out satirical humour. -Times Literary Supplement Lukes achieves both lightness and weight in a way many novelists might envy. -Independent This book is a box of delights, often wonderfully funny and always deliciously clever, a contemporary political satire to set among the best. -New Statesman and Society


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