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- Author: Dimitris Vardoulakis
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- ISBN-10: 139954960X
- ISBN-13: 9781399549608
- Format: 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.9 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English
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Political theory influenced by philosophy examines the political as the sphere of human interaction that is distinct from politics, the sphere of political institutions and parties. The political is usually described in conflictual terms, such as Marx's class struggle, Heidegger's polemos, Rancière's dissensus, or the discourse of agonistic democracy.
This book challenges the premise of such constructions of agonism, namely, that the political is essentially distinct from means and ends calculations. He argues that this premise is derived from the critique of instrumental reason, which assumes that utilitarianism is correct that instrumental ends are measurable. This forgets an ancient tradition that describes phronesis as the primary ethical and political virtue because it calculates the good, which is however impossible to measure with any certainty. The Agonistic Condition shows that a new consideration of phronesis can help political philosophy and theory to develop more robust conceptions of power that better describe the world we live in.EXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA
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- Author: Dimitris Vardoulakis
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- ISBN-10: 139954960X
- ISBN-13: 9781399549608
- Format: 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.9 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English English
Political theory influenced by philosophy examines the political as the sphere of human interaction that is distinct from politics, the sphere of political institutions and parties. The political is usually described in conflictual terms, such as Marx's class struggle, Heidegger's polemos, Rancière's dissensus, or the discourse of agonistic democracy.
This book challenges the premise of such constructions of agonism, namely, that the political is essentially distinct from means and ends calculations. He argues that this premise is derived from the critique of instrumental reason, which assumes that utilitarianism is correct that instrumental ends are measurable. This forgets an ancient tradition that describes phronesis as the primary ethical and political virtue because it calculates the good, which is however impossible to measure with any certainty. The Agonistic Condition shows that a new consideration of phronesis can help political philosophy and theory to develop more robust conceptions of power that better describe the world we live in.
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