Democracy and Relativism: A Debate

di Cornelius Castoriadis (Autore)

John V. Garner (Traduttore)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2019

In this vibrant debate with intellectuals influenced by Marcel Mauss, including Alain Caillé and Chantal Mouffe, the incisive Greek-French activist and philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis addresses the challenge of critical thinking in an international context. The first half explores the tradition of radical self-critique and the prospect of affirming its value in a non-ethnocentric way. While defending ancient Greek contributions to the Western tradition of radical self-critique — including the practice of “relativizing” one's own culture, of engaging in philosophical interrogation, and of establishing democratic institutions — Castoriadis is challenged to explore the trans-contextual features of any self-critical, or “autonomous,” social institution. In the second half Castoriadis offers a penetrating critique of representative democracy, and the discussion makes important strides toward a new conception of direct democracy, of political education, and of the institutional prerequisites for the continuation of radical self-critique in politics and philosophy.

• Autore: Cornelius Castoriadis
• Traduttore: John V. Garner
• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Collana: Reinventing Critical Theory
• Anno: 2019
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 142 p.
• Dimensioni: 219 x 146 mm
• Peso: 295 gr.
• EAN: 9781786610942

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