Thomas Carlyle and the Political Universe: From American Transcendentalism to an Elusive Post-Liberalism

Thomas Carlyle's influence on politics is explored in "Thomas Carlyle and the Political Universe: From American Transcendentalism to an Elusive Post-Liberalism," highlighting his impact on influential figures and his conceptualization of transcendentalism in Sartor Resartus. Carlyle's transcendentalism offers a potential post-liberalism, refining liberal democracy and capitalism.

Format: Hardback
Length: 276 pages
Publication date: 04 June 2024
Publisher: Lexington Books

Thomas Carlyle, a prominent figure in American Transcendentalism, has had a profound impact on politics worldwide. His ideas have resonated with and inspired influential political thinkers and activists, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, John Stuart Mill, Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, and Martin Luther King Jr. Carlyle's influence extends across diverse political ideologies, making him a central figure in the "political universe." Brian Wolfel argues that Carlyle is the focal point of this universe, encompassing all aspects of politics. Carlyle's transcendentalism, as presented in his work "Sartor Resartus," served as a foundation for the American Transcendentalist movement and influenced figures such as Emerson, Thoreau, and others. However, during the ideological conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries, Carlyle's transcendentalism was often overlooked as a potential alternative to liberalism, communism, fascism, and Islamism. Nevertheless, Carlyle's transcendentalism can be re-examined and developed within the context of modern political theory and religion, offering a potential post-liberalism that builds upon and improves upon liberal democracy and capitalism.

Weight: 562g
Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666954234