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This volume demonstrates how Wittgenstein's philosophy can illuminate our understanding of politics and open new ways of conceptualizing democratic theory and practice. Its focus is on language, reason and communication as central to identifying present confusions in our understanding of democracy.
The book seeks to engage Wittgenstein's philosophical insights, aiming to go beyond the dichotomous oppositions and conceptual entanglements pervading existing frameworks of social and political theories of democracy. Its key topic is the irreplaceable role of dialogue in civic democratic engagement as a condition for the understanding of self and others and, hence, for political life in which reason has a role. Indeed, it presents concrete examples of how Wittgenstein can be constructively applied to current political discourse. Part I of the volume focuses on the general idea of applying Wittgenstein's philosophy to political and democratic theory and explains the deep and intrinsic relation between Wittgenstein's thought and politics. Part II discusses Wittgenstein's concrete concepts as illuminating for understanding selected aspects of democratic politics. Part III deals with a possible exchange between Wittgenstein and other political thinkers, especially Hannah Arendt.
Wittgenstein and Democratic Politics will appeal to researchers and advanced students working on Wittgenstein's philosophy, political philosophy and democratic theory.
Contents
Introduction 1. Wittgenstein and Democratic Politics Lotar Rasiński and Leszek Koczanowicz Part 1: Grounding the Political 2. The Heart of the Heart: Wittgenstein's Place in Political Theory Thomas Wallgren 3. Using Wittgenstein's Method to Explain and Understand Democratic Politics Michael Temelini 4. Wittgenstein as a Political Philosopher Richard Raatzsch 5. Wittgenstein's Lecture on Politics Hans Sluga Part 2: Conceptual Entanglements 6. Grounding Democracy in Radical Practices of Care: From Sameness to Entanglement Naomi Scheman 7. What Is a "Democratic" Form of Life? Anat Biletzki 8. Community and Temporality: A Wittgensteinian Approach to Political Judgment Désirée Weber 9. Wittgenstein's "Family Resemblances" and their Political Potential Dimitris Gakis Part 3: Seeing Connections 10. Wittgenstein, Arendt, and the Problem of Democratic Persuasion Linda M. G. Zerilli 11. Wittgenstein and the Politics of Vision Adam Chmielewski 12. The Proletariat and the Left: Critical Perspectives - Thinking of Political Understanding and Persuasion with Eribon, Arendt and Wittgenstein Anat Matar 13. Language-Based Critique of Deliberation as a "Picture" in the "Album Theory" of Democracy Wojciech Ufel Conclusion 14. Philosophy and / or Politics: Learning from Engagement with Wittgenstein Thomas Wallgren and Anat Biletzki
