Philosophy, Politics, Autonomy: Essays in Political Philosophy - Couverture souple

Castoriadis, Cornelius

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195069633 ISBN 13 : 9780195069631

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1991

Synopsis

These remarkable essays include Cornelius Castoriadis's latest contributions to philosophy, political and social theory, classical studies, development theory, cultural criticism, science, and ecology. Examining the "co-birth" in ancient Greece of philosophy and politics, Castoriadis shows how the Greeks' radical questioning of established ideas and institutions gave rise to the "project of autonomy". The "end of philosophy" proclaimed by Postmodernism would mean the end of this project. That end is now hastened by the lethal expansion of technoscience, the waning of political and social conflict, and the resignation of intellectuals who blindly defend Western culture as it is or who merely denounce or "deconstruct" it as it has been. Discussing and criticizing Plato, Aristotle, Leibniz, Kant, Hegel, Weber, Heidegger, and Habermas, the author of The Imaginary Institution of Society and Crossroads in the Labyrinth poses a radical challenge to our inherited philosophy.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

These ten essays by Castoriadis, one of Europe's foremost social and political thinkers, include his latest contributions to philosophy, politics, social thought, aesthetics, and the philosophy of science. The author examines the `co-birth' of philosophy and politics to show how the Greeks' questioning of ideas and institutions gave rise to the `project of autonomy.' The `end of philosophy' proclaimed by Postmodernism, he warns, would mean the end of this project. That end is now hastened by the lethal expansion of technoscience, the waning of political and social conflict, and the resignation of intellectuals who blindly defend Western culture as it is or who merely `deconstruct' it as it has been.

Revue de presse

I found the essays important, challenging, and timely, especially given the most recent political events. (Michele Richman, University of Pennsylvania)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195069633
• ISBN 13: 9780195069631
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 324
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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