Disenchantment of Reason

Paul R. Harrison is Lecturer in the Sociology Department at La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.

"The author addresses a particularly important issue for nineteenth- and twentieth-century thought, i.e., disenchantment with reason. The use of Socrates as a vehicle for examining how reason is critically appropriated in the nineteenth century is an interesting and useful one." — Michael T. Gibbons, University of South Florida"This book is very tightly argued and logical throughout. It is broad in scope, well-based in scholarly literature, and shows complete command of its subject. The author is outstanding in showing unexpected ramifications, the drawing of comparisons and contrasts." — Horst Mewes, University of Colorado, Boulder

• Introduction: The Problem of Socrates in Modernity 1. Hegel: Socrates As the Inventor of Morals 2. Kierkegaard: Socrates As Existential Thinker 3. Nietzsche: Socrates As Theoretical Man Conclusion: Socrates between Modernity and Postmodernity Notes Bibliography Index