How to Categorize John Maynard Keynes Along the Political Spectrum

Stephen Hicks' book explains postmodernism, skepticism and socialism from Rousseau to Foucault. In his book he charts how the age of reason sowed the seeds of unreason that was to follow. Why do sceptical and relativistic arguments have such power in the contemporary intellectual world? And why is a significant portion of the political left now switch to themes of anti-reason, anti-science, double standards and cynicism? This book is by far the most helpful resource I have ever come across for understanding why the world is turning into a direction that I just can't comprehend.

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