Democracy and Relativism : A Debate

Castoriadis, Cornelius/ Garner, John V. (TRN)

Rowman & Littlefield International（2019/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 142 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781786610942

Full Description

In this vibrant debate with intellectuals influenced by Marcel Mauss, including Alain Caillé and Chantal Mouffe, the incisive Greek-French activist and philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis addresses the challenge of critical thinking in an international context.

The first half explores the tradition of radical self-critique and the prospect of affirming its value in a non-ethnocentric way. While defending ancient Greek contributions to the Western tradition of radical self-critique — including the practice of "relativizing" one's own culture, of engaging in philosophical interrogation, and of establishing democratic institutions — Castoriadis is challenged to explore the trans-contextual features of any self-critical, or "autonomous," social institution. In the second half Castoriadis offers a penetrating critique of representative democracy, and the discussion makes important strides toward a new conception of direct democracy, of political education, and of the institutional prerequisites for the continuation of radical self-critique in politics and philosophy.

Contents

Translator's Introduction / Introduction to the French Edition, Jean-Louis Prat / Democracy and Relativism: A Debate / The Relativity of Relativism / The Political and Politics / Indetermination and Creation / The Condition for the Universalization of Western Values / Democracy / Glossary of Key Terms / Bibliography / Index