Democracy and Community

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5095-3535-4
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 125 mm x 188 mm, Gewicht: 147 g

The concept of community is tainted by the events of the twentieth century, frequently appropriated by totalitarian regimes for the purposes of exclusion and oppression. In this dialogue with Peter Engelmann, philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy attempts to reframe community as central to a reconceptualization of politics and democracy.

Observing that all our interactions are in some way shared experiences, Nancy demonstrates that a common sense of life precedes our existence as individuals: we can only truly make sense of life in a plurality. Democracy is typically concerned with establishing political unity, yet its greater task lies in community: creating a space in which sense can realize itself and circulate.

This conversation with one of France’s foremost thinkers will be of great interest to all readers of contemporary philosophy and political theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nancy, Jean-Luc

Engelmann, Peter

Weitere Mitwirkende

Hoban, Wieland

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Rethinking the Political
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II. History: Between Process and Event

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III. The Ontology of Communality

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IV. The Spirit of Communism

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V. Democracy: Fixation or Circulation of Sense?

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Editor’s Afterword

Über Autor(innen)

Jean-Luc Nancy (1940 – 2021) was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Strasbourg.
Peter Engelmann is a publisher, philosopher and editor at Passagen Verlag.