How Long to Read The Case for Modern Liberalism

How Long Does it Take to Read The Case for Modern Liberalism?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read The Case for Modern Liberalism by Charles Frankel

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Originally published in 1955 as The Case for Modern Man, this book challenges the reader to believe in the essence of the modern temperament: the belief in the human mastery of destiny. It remains a brilliant answer to pessimists who try to frighten individuals with tales of sin and disaster, or those who hold the view that human beings are victims of circumstances. This is a positive statement, a distinguished and inspiring one, which examines human beings today in the light of human history, and demonstrates that improvements in social life were ever a function of intelligence. Frankel discusses the basic notions of Freud and Marx and their influence on the present epoch. He gives close scrutiny to the writings of Jacques Maritain, Reinhold Niebuhr and other doctrinal thinkers. This is a masterly reexamination of the liberal tradition and the people who created it. Frankel shows how Enlightenment has greater usefulness than ever before. Writing within a broadly naturalistic tradition, he argues that the way to restore our faith in ourselves and to restore confidence in our ability to make a better future is to deal with modernity in affirmative terms. The reader will find in these pages a hopeful and reasoned message about human values. Upon its publication, Robert M. McIver noted that Frankel "revives with remarkable clarity and incisiveness the much abused liberal tradition." And Lyman Bryson called the text "fresh and persuasive, of greatest importance in the present state of mind of America." A critical new introduction by the distinguished philosopher, Thelma Z. Lavine, will increase the value of this modern classic. Charles Frankel was chairman and professor of philosophy at Columbia University until his untimely death in 1979. He served as the head of the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Johnson administration, and was a visiting professor at the Sorbonne under the Fulbright Exchange program. He also was the author of The Faith of Reason, editor of Rousseau's Social Contract and The Uses of Philosophy. The author of the new introduction, Thelma Z. Lavine, is professor of philosophy and public policy at the George Mason University, and an authority in the history of philosophy in her own right.

How long is The Case for Modern Liberalism?

The Case for Modern Liberalism by Charles Frankel is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Case for Modern Liberalism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read The Case for Modern Liberalism aloud.

What Reading Level is The Case for Modern Liberalism?

The Case for Modern Liberalism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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