Violence and Civility
On the Limits of Political Philosophy
Through a novel synthesis of theory and empirical studies of violence drawn from contemporary life, Balibar tests the limits of political philosophy to formulate new, productive conceptions of war, revolution, sovereignty, and class. Using the pathbreaking thought of Derrida as a starting point, Balibar designs a topography of cruelty converted into extremism by ideology, juxtaposing its subjective forms (identity delusions, the desire for extermination, and the pursuit of vengeance) and its objective manifestations (capitalist exploitation and an institutional disregard for life). Through a lively engagement with Marx, Hegel, Hobbes, Clausew…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Goshgarian, G.M. (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-231-15398-0
- EAN: 9780231153980
- Produktnummer: 17480106
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 232 S.
- Masse: H23.8 cm x B16.5 cm x D2.4 cm 470 g
- Gewicht: 470
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
Über den Autor
Étienne Balibar is emeritus professor of philosophy at Paris X Nanterre and emeritus professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine. He is currently professor of modern European philosophy at Kingston University, London, and visiting professor at Columbia University. His books include Reading Capital (with Louis Althusser); Race, Nation, Class: Ambiguous Identites (with Immanuel Wallerstein); The Philosophy of Marx; Spinoza and Politics; and Equaliberty: Political Essays
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