Freedom After the Critique of Foundations : Marx, Liberalism, Castoriadis and Agonistic Autonomy PDF
by A. Kioupkiolis
Part of the International Political Theory series
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Freedom After the Critique of Foundations engages with the work of the Greek-French thinker Cornelius Castoriadis, a founding member of the Socialisme ou Barbarie group whose ideas inspired the French May '68, in order to formulate an account of agonistic autonomy for individuals and societies.
This is a critical conception of freedom which informs a broad spectrum of contemporary political thought and practice, ranging from theories of agonistic democracy and Foucault's ethic of 'care for the self' to the liberal pluralism of Joseph Raz, post-anarchist thought and contemporary movements for global justice and 'real democracy'.
The discussion shows how agonistic autonomy brings together imagination, radical reflection, self-creation, pluralism and an ongoing struggle against closed identities in order to challenge and enhance Marxian and liberal ideas of freedom.
The book tackles the problem of relativism and addresses a wider range of ontological, ethical and political questions raised by an agonistic outlook which dismisses objective foundations in science, history and morality.
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- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:27/07/2012
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- ISBN:9781137029621
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:27/07/2012
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- ISBN:9781137029621
