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- Democracy in Spite of the Demos : From Arendt to the Frankfurt Sc
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- Subject Area
- Philosophy, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Democracy in Spite of the Demos : from Arendt to the Frankfurt School
- Item Length
- 8.6 in
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Subject
- General, Political, Movements / Critical Theory, Political Ideologies / Democracy
- Publication Year
- 2022
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- Textbook
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- Trade Paperback
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- English
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- 0.6 in
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- 6.1 in
- Item Weight
- 10.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 194 Pages
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The value of democracy is taken for granted today, even by those interested in criticizing the fundamental structures of society. Things would be better, the argument goes, if only things were more democratic. The word "democracy" means "the power of the people," and scholars with a critical and progressive outlook often invoke this meaning as a way of justifying the honorific status accorded to the term: the power of the people to resist racism, sexism, imperialism, climate change, etc. But if the people have the power to resist these structures of domination and inequality, they also have the power to reinforce them. By treating democracy as an end in itself, political theorists of a critical bent overwhelmingly assume that the demos , if given the opportunity, will advance progressive or even radical politics. But given the recent successes of right-wing populism, and the persistence of pathological views such as climate skepticism, is this assumption still warranted? If not, then can democracy really save us?
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
153814817x
ISBN-13
9781538148174
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Product Key Features
Publication Name
Democracy in Spite of the Demos : from Arendt to the Frankfurt School
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
General, Political, Movements / Critical Theory, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Political Science
Number of Pages
194 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
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Scholarly & Professional
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Jc421
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In his bracing and timely new book, Larry Busk shows why the democratic turn among left-leaning theorists leaves them mute in the face of post-truth politics. Astutely tracing a fundamental contradiction in the writings of Arendt, Rancière, Mouffe, and Laclau, Busk proposes instead a model of ideology critique derived from Adorno and Marcuse. Without such a critique, he argues, emancipatory theory will neither understand nor adequately address the politics of climate change denial, authoritarian populism, and anti-immigrant xenophobia. His book convincingly demonstrates the acute insights and ongoing relevance of the early Frankfurt School., A bold intervention that questions the widespread assumption among critical theorists that democracy is an end in itself. This assumption, Busk contends, leaves us without the resources that we need to confront a demos that is increasingly xenophobic, right-wing, and authoritarian in character. In this situation, what we need is not more democracy but rather a critique of the demos itself. For the latter, Busk turns to the theory of ideology developed in the work of Adorno and Marcuse. This book combines an insightful and provocative analysis of the limits and ambivalences of contemporary democratic theory with a compelling defense of the ongoing relevance of the early Frankfurt School. -- Amy Allen, Liberal Arts Professor of Philosophy and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, USA In his bracing and timely new book, Larry Busk shows why the democratic turn among left-leaning theorists leaves them mute in the face of post-truth politics. Astutely tracing a fundamental contradiction in the writings of Arendt, Ranciere, Mouffe, and Laclau, Busk proposes instead a model of ideology critique derived from Adorno and Marcuse. Without such a critique, he argues, emancipatory theory will neither understand nor adequately address the politics of climate change denial, authoritarian populism, and anti-immigrant xenophobia. His book convincingly demonstrates the acute insights and ongoing relevance of the early Frankfurt School. -- Lambert Zuidervaart, Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Canada, A bold intervention that questions the widespread assumption among critical theorists that democracy is an end in itself. This assumption, Busk contends, leaves us without the resources that we need to confront a demos that is increasingly xenophobic, right-wing, and authoritarian in character. In this situation, what we need is not more democracy but rather a critique of the demos itself. For the latter, Busk turns to the theory of ideology developed in the work of Adorno and Marcuse. This book combines an insightful and provocative analysis of the limits and ambivalences of contemporary democratic theory with a compelling defense of the ongoing relevance of the early Frankfurt School.
Table of Content
Preface Chapter 1: The Categorical Imperative of Democracy Chapter 2: Arendt's Island of Freedom Chapter 3: Radical Democracy at its Limits: Ranciere, Mouffe, and Laclau Chapter 4: From False Democracy to False Demos: Adorno, Marcuse, and Climate Skepticism Chapter 5: What is Elitism? Bibliography Index, Preface Chapter 1: The Categorical Imperative of Democracy Chapter 2: Arendt's Island of Freedom Chapter 3: Radical Democracy at its Limits: Rancière, Mouffe, and Laclau Chapter 4: From FalseDemocracy to False Demos : Adorno, Marcuse, and Climate Skepticism Chapter 5: What is Elitism? Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2020
Dewey Decimal
321.8
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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