{"product_id":"permanent-crisis-the-humanities-in-a-disenchanted-age-paperback","title":"Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Reitter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChad Wellmon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeads scholars and anyone who cares about the humanities into more effectively analyzing the fate of the humanities and digging into the very idea of the humanities as a way to find meaning and coherence in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The humanities, considered by many as irrelevant for modern careers and hopelessly devoid of funding, seem to be in a perpetual state of crisis, at the mercy of modernizing and technological forces that are driving universities towards academic pursuits that pull in grant money and direct students to lucrative careers. But as Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon show, this crisis isn't new-in fact, it's as old as the humanities themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today's humanities scholars experience and react to basic pressures in ways that are strikingly similar to their nineteenth-century German counterparts. The humanities came into their own as scholars framed their work as a unique resource for resolving crises of meaning and value that threatened other cultural or social goods. The self-understanding of the modern humanities didn't merely take shape in response to a perceived crisis; it also made crisis a core part of its project. Through this critical, historical perspective, \u003ci\u003ePermanent Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e can take scholars and anyone who cares about the humanities beyond the usual scolding, exhorting, and hand-wringing into clearer, more effective thinking about the fate of the humanities. Building on ideas from Max Weber and Friedrich Nietzsche to Helen Small and Danielle Allen, Reitter and Wellmon dig into the very idea of the humanities as a way to find meaning and coherence in the world. , \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Reitter\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Germanic languages and literatures at the Ohio State University. He is the author and editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Journalist: Karl Kraus and Jewish Self-Fashioning in Fin-de-Siecle Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003cb\u003e Chad Wellmon\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of German studies and history at the University of Virginia. He is the author and editor of many books, including, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Research University: A Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOrganizing Enlightenment: Information Overload\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand the\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvention of the Modern Research University. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52505403228467,"sku":"9780226738239","price":45.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RlRINzZPcGpBQU9oeUVoZ3hhbkw1Zz09.webp?v=1760219868","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/permanent-crisis-the-humanities-in-a-disenchanted-age-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}