The Resource Regulating confusion : Samuel Johnson and the crowd, Thomas Reinert
Regulating confusion : Samuel Johnson and the crowd, Thomas Reinert
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- Summary
- With the urbanization of eighteenth-century English Society, moral philosophers became preoccupied with the difference between individual and crowd behavior. In so doing, they set the stage for a form of political thought divorced from traditional moral reflection. In Regulating Confusion Thomas Reinert places Samuel Johnson in the context of this development and investigates Johnson's relation to an emerging modernity. Ambivalent about the disruption, confusion, perplexity, and boundless variety apparent in the London of his day, Johnson was committed to the conventions of moral reflection but also troubled by the pressure to adopt the perspective of the crowd and the language of social theory. Regulating Confusion explores the consequences of his ambivalence and his attempt to order the chaos. It discusses his critique of moral generalizations, concept of moral reflection as a symbolic gesture, and account of what happens to the notion of character when individuals, having lost the support of moral convention, become faces in a crowd. Reflecting generally on the relationship between skepticism and political ideology, Reinert also discusses Johnson's political skepticism and the forms of speculation and action it authorized. Challenging prevalent psychologizing and humanistic interpretations, Regulating Confusion leaves behind the re-emergent view of Johnson as a reactionary ideologue and presents him in a theoretically sophisticated context. It offers his style of skepticism as a model of poise in the face of confusion about the nature of political truth and personal responsibility and demonstrates his value as a resource for students of culture struggling with contemporary debates about the relationship between literature and politics
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vii, 195 p.
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index
- Contents
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- Introduction
- The desire for fame
- Periodical moralizing
- The vanity of human wishes
- Exemplary self-sacrifice
- Probability and conjecture
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780822317173
- Label
- Regulating confusion : Samuel Johnson and the crowd
- Title
- Regulating confusion
- Title remainder
- Samuel Johnson and the crowd
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Reinert
- Subject
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- Crowds in literature
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Ethics
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Knowledge | Language and languages
- Collective behavior in literature
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Pensée politique et sociale
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Political and social views
- Literature and society -- England -- History -- 18th century
- Social ethics -- History -- 18th century
- Social ethics in literature
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Morale
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- With the urbanization of eighteenth-century English Society, moral philosophers became preoccupied with the difference between individual and crowd behavior. In so doing, they set the stage for a form of political thought divorced from traditional moral reflection. In Regulating Confusion Thomas Reinert places Samuel Johnson in the context of this development and investigates Johnson's relation to an emerging modernity. Ambivalent about the disruption, confusion, perplexity, and boundless variety apparent in the London of his day, Johnson was committed to the conventions of moral reflection but also troubled by the pressure to adopt the perspective of the crowd and the language of social theory. Regulating Confusion explores the consequences of his ambivalence and his attempt to order the chaos. It discusses his critique of moral generalizations, concept of moral reflection as a symbolic gesture, and account of what happens to the notion of character when individuals, having lost the support of moral convention, become faces in a crowd. Reflecting generally on the relationship between skepticism and political ideology, Reinert also discusses Johnson's political skepticism and the forms of speculation and action it authorized. Challenging prevalent psychologizing and humanistic interpretations, Regulating Confusion leaves behind the re-emergent view of Johnson as a reactionary ideologue and presents him in a theoretically sophisticated context. It offers his style of skepticism as a model of poise in the face of confusion about the nature of political truth and personal responsibility and demonstrates his value as a resource for students of culture struggling with contemporary debates about the relationship between literature and politics
- Cataloging source
- DCC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Reinert, Thomas
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR3537.P6
- LC item number
- R44 1996
- Nature of contents
- abstracts summaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Literature and society
- Social ethics
- Collective behavior in literature
- Social ethics in literature
- Crowds in literature
- Johnson, Samuel
- Johnson, Samuel
- Johnson, Samuel
- Johnson, Samuel
- Johnson, Samuel
- Johnson, Samuel
- Johnson, Samuel
- Johnson, Samuel
- Label
- Regulating confusion : Samuel Johnson and the crowd, Thomas Reinert
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The desire for fame -- Periodical moralizing -- The vanity of human wishes -- Exemplary self-sacrifice -- Probability and conjecture -- Conclusion
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 195 p.
- Isbn
- 9780822317173
- Lccn
- lc95032412
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Regulating confusion : Samuel Johnson and the crowd, Thomas Reinert
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The desire for fame -- Periodical moralizing -- The vanity of human wishes -- Exemplary self-sacrifice -- Probability and conjecture -- Conclusion
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 195 p.
- Isbn
- 9780822317173
- Lccn
- lc95032412
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Crowds in literature
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Ethics
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Knowledge | Language and languages
- Collective behavior in literature
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Pensée politique et sociale
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Political and social views
- Literature and society -- England -- History -- 18th century
- Social ethics -- History -- 18th century
- Social ethics in literature
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Morale
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