Democracy and Relativism

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  • Democracy and Relativism Book Detail

  • Author : Cornelius Castoriadis
  • Release Date : 2019-11-07
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Genre : Philosophy
  • Pages : 130
  • ISBN 13 : 1786610965
  • File Size : 29,29 MB
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Democracy and Relativism by Cornelius Castoriadis PDF Summary

Book 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.

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