Reviews for Der Begriff der Verantwortung bei Hans Jonas

The average rating for Der Begriff der Verantwortung bei Hans Jonas based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-06-11 00:00:00 Corey Mead This book, printed in 1963 is vastly out of date, and I would be deeply intested in an update to current times with the changes since the end of the cold war. This is an excellently written and argued treatise on the sociology of democracy as seen in the 1950's. Some of the theories are likely just as valid now as then; I reference the chapter on the sociology of voting and voting apathy as an example. I really wish this had been required reading in my political theory courses in University. Anyone wishing to more deeply understand the theory of democracy and how it really functions (as opposed to how it should or how we might wish it to function) should read this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-06-04 00:00:00 Rglm Gijzen Even though I'm not a proponent of the modernization theory, Lipset does put forward a helpful system of classifications of various nations across Eurasia and Latin America, during the third wave of democratization. The key information for me was the author's analysis of individual elements of social, economic, and political realities of individual nations during this time period, and their relation to the governing system itself, together with its indication for the transitions/transformations, that were yet to come.