This book explores politics as a form of alchemy, a process that transforms entities by altering their identities. Identifying this process as a common denominator of many political phenomena, it demonstrates both the widespread presence of alchemical techniques in politics and the acceleration of their deployment.
This book explores politics as a form of alchemy, a process that transforms entities by altering their identities. Identifying this process as a commo...
Through an examination of the works of Landauer, Voegelin, Weil and Havel, this book draws on the philosophy of presence - a mode of thought so far excluded from political theory - showing how liminality and the experience of ‘in-betweenness’ can be brought to bear on the contemporary discourse of crisis in politics.
Through an examination of the works of Landauer, Voegelin, Weil and Havel, this book draws on the philosophy of presence - a mode of thought so far ex...
