Cornelius Castoriadis

Democracy and Relativism (eBook, ePUB)

A Debate
Übersetzer: Garner, John V.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786610966
• Artikelnr.: 62339204

Autorenporträt

By Cornelius Castoriadis - Translated by John V. Garner

Inhaltsangabe

Translator's Introduction
Introduction to the French Edition, Jean-Louis Prat
Democracy and Relativism: A Debate
The Relativity of Relativism
The Political and Politics
Indetermination and Creation
The Condition for the Universalization of Western Values
Democracy
Glossary of Key Terms
Bibliography
Index