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Enemies of Hope

A Critique of Contemporary Pessimism

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  • © 1997

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  1. Raymond Tallis
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Prologue Isaiah Berlin’s ‘Yes-But to the Enlightenment’

    1. Prologue Isaiah Berlin’s ‘Yes-But to the Enlightenment’

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 1-68

  3. Pathologising Culture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-74
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    2. From Apes To Plato

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 75-89

    3. Falling into the Ha-Ha

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 90-105

    4. The Wisdom of Myths and the Myths of Wisdom

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 106-179

    5. A Critique of Cultural Criticism

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 180-217

  4. Marginalising Consciousness

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-228
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    2. Marx and the Historical Unconscious

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 229-239

    3. Durkheim and the Social Unconscious

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 240-255

    4. Freud and the Instinctual Unconscious

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 256-271

    5. The Linguistic Unconscious: Saussure and the Post-Saussureans

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 272-289

    6. Unconscious Consciousness: From Behaviourism to Cognitive Psychology

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 290-302

    7. Recovering the Conscious Agent

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 303-326

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 327-354
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  6. Epilogue

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 355-355
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    2. The Conscious Agent and the Hope of Progress

      • Raymond Tallis
      Pages 357-409

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 411-499
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Perceptive, passionate and often controversial, Raymond Tallis's latest debunking of Kulturkritik delves into a host of ethical and philosophical issues central to contemporary thought, raising questions we cannot afford to ignore. After reading Enemies of Hope , those minded to misrepresent mankind in ways that are almost routine amongst humanist intellectuals may be inclined to think twice. By clearing away the 'hysterical humanism' of the present century Enemies of Hope frees us to start thinking constructively about the way forward for humanity in the next.

About the author

RAYMOND TALLIS was recently described in The Times Higher Educational Supplement as 'one of the most intriguing figures in the current intellectual scene'. Trained as a doctor at Oxford University and St.Thomas' Hospital, he has written extensively outside of medicine of the last 15 years. He has published short stories and poetry, and been recognized for his critiques of post-Saussurean thought, his reflections on art and science, and his discussions of the philosophy of mind. He was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Hull in 1997 for his contributions to literary scholarship. Since 1987 he has been Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester and a consultant physician in Health Care of the elderly in Salford.

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