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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195069633
ISBN-139780195069631
eBay Product ID (ePID)72369
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NamePhilosophy, Politics, Autonomy : Essays in Political Philosophy
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1991
SubjectPolitical
TypeTextbook
AuthorCornelius Castoriadis
Subject AreaPhilosophy
SeriesOdéon Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight14.5 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN91-008980
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"The author writes with a broad scope of vision and, at the same time, adepth needed to compare the important ideas considered. The work is bound togenerate discussion among students in at least two fields; philosophy andpolitical thought."--Keith R. David, William Jewell College, "Reading Castoriadis, is an urgent task. I cannot hope adequately toconvey the exhilaration that following his conceptual trails induces. Here is ayoung and alert political philosopher."--J.J. Lecercle, RadicalPhilosophy, "The essays, most of them written during the past five years or so, show Castoriadis to be an extraordinarily wide-ranging social critic, prepared to grapple with some of the most complex and disturbing aspects of the late modern age....[T]hese essays are edifying reading."--TimesHigher, "The essays, most of them written during the past five years or so, showCastoriadis to be an extraordinarily wide-ranging social critic, prepared tograpple with some of the most complex and disturbing aspects of the late modernage....[T]hese essays are edifying reading."--Times Higher, "The strength of these essays - has been a passionate promotion of the modernist vision of a self-reflective and self-realizing society."--Philosophical Reviews, "The author writes with a broad scope of vision and, at the same time, a depth needed to compare the important ideas considered. The work is bound to generate discussion among students in at least two fields; philosophy and political thought."--Keith R. David, William Jewell College, "Reading Castoriadis, is an urgent task. I cannot hope adequately to convey the exhilaration that following his conceptual trails induces. Here is a young and alert political philosopher."--J.J. Lecercle, Radical Philosophy, "The strength of these essays - has been a passionate promotion of themodernist vision of a self-reflective and self-realizingsociety."--Philosophical Reviews, "I only wish I had read Cornelius Castoriadis before, and I recommend himstrongly....Marvellously compelling."--Political Studies, "I only wish I had read Cornelius Castoriadis before, and I recommend him strongly....Marvellously compelling."--Political Studies, "Excellent introduction to Castoriadis."--Manual M. Davenport, Texas A & M"The author writes with a broad scope of vision and, at the same time, a depth needed to compare the important ideas considered. The work is bound to generate discussion among students in at least two fields; philosophy and political thought."--Keith R. David, William Jewell College"The essays, most of them written during the past five years or so, show Castoriadis to be an extraordinarily wide-ranging social critic, prepared to grapple with some of the most complex and disturbing aspects of the late modern age....[T]hese essays are edifying reading."--Times Higher"I only wish I had read Cornelius Castoriadis before, and I recommend him strongly....Marvellously compelling."--Political Studies"Reading Castoriadis, is an urgent task. I cannot hope adequately to convey the exhilaration that following his conceptual trails induces. Here is a young and alert political philosopher."--J.J. Lecercle, Radical Philosophy"The strength of these essays - has been a passionate promotion of the modernist vision of a self-reflective and self-realizing society."--Philosophical Reviews, I found the essays important, challenging, and timely, especially given the most recent political events.
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Table Of Content1. Intellectuals and History2. The "End of Philosophy"?3. The Social-Historical: Mode of Being, Problems of Knowledge4. Individual, Society, Rationality, History5. The Greek Polis and the Creation of Democracy6. The Nature and Value of Equality7. Power, Politics, Autonomy8. Reflections on "Rationality" and "Development"; Presentation and Response to Critics9. The Crisis of Culture and the State10. Dead End?BibliographyIndex
SynopsisThese 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., 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 meanthe 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 Westernculture 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.
LC Classification NumberJA71.C33 1992
