Martel Anarchist Prophets

Disappointing Vision and the Power of Collective Sight
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4780-2304-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 362 Seiten

James R. Martel juxtaposes anarchism with what he calls archism—a centralized and hierarchical political form based in ancient Greek and Hebrew prophetic traditions—in order to theorize the potential for a radical democratic politics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martel, James R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Disappointing Vision 1
Part I
1. Appointing Prophets 29
2. Hobbes and the Holy Spirit 58
3. A Most Disappointing Prophet: Nietzsche's Zarathustra 95
4. A Prophet Who Can't See the Future: Benjamin's Angel of History 125
Part II
5. Navigating (and Fighting) Archism 167
6. Can Archism Ever Die? 212
Conclusion: Beyond Anarchist Prophets 257
Notes 299
Bibliography 329
Index 339

Über Autor(innen)

James R. Martel is Professor of Political Science at San Francisco State University and the author of The Misinterpellated Subject, also published by Duke University Press, and most recently, Unburied Bodies: Subversive Corpses and the Authority of the Dead.