Robert Muccigrosso

Arthur O. Lovejoy and the Quest for Intelligibility

Lovejoy (1873-1962) was Americas foremost historian of ideas, a major participant in the philosophical debates of the twentieth century, and a prominent advocate of academic freedom. The product of an emotionally unsettled childhood and an evangelical father, Lovejoy reacted against his father by postulating the certainty of self-sufficient reason. He believed that only the principles of reason could order the world and so make our universe intelligible.Originally published in 1980.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Max Weber: Politics and the Spirit of Tragedy

Introduction The Last Puritan Mans Philosophy Is His Biography Authority and Its Discontents Calvinism and Capitalism: The Irony of Unintended Consequences Human Action and Its Meanings The Dignity of the Academic Calling A Joyous Triumph over Rationality: Women, the Erotic, and the Power of Status Politics Subjectivity in Morals, Willfulness in Politics: Germany, America, and World War I Peace Without Victory and Gambling on Gratitude: Woodrow Wilson and Max Weber The German Revolution of 1918 and the Doctrine of Socialism The Centre Cannot Hold Epilogue.

Perfect Cities: Chicago's Utopias of 1893.

In this elegant and sensitive look at the milieu of the Worlds Columbian Exposition of 1893, James Gilbert examines the three utopias that were designed to bring order to the chaos of urban life: The Worlds Fair itself, George Pullmans community for his workers, and Dwight Moodys evangelical crusade. Gilbert draws upon a rich selection of fiction, collective biography, architecture, photographs, and souvenir books to show how these experiments each acted as a middle-class prescription for coming to terms with the new cultural diversity and competition resulting from the disruptive forces of technological change, commercial enterprise, and pluralism. Mr. Gilberts splendid book opens the door on a conflicted past, and provides an indispensable perspective on the troubled and troubling struggle we face today between old and new, unity and diversity. Alan Trachtenberg, New York Times Perfect Cities is a remarkable account of a struggle for cultural definition. Chronicling the byplay between cultural homogeneity and heterogeneity, unity and diversity, James Gilbert not only throws light on Chicagos past but also provides insight that can be applied to the cultural debates of our own time. Adria Bernardi, Chicago Tribune What Gilbert has done is to enable the reader to experience the grand utopian visions of the times, yet at the same time see the cantankerous reality that made the visions impossible. Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times