Do philosophers have a responsibility to their society that is distinct from their responsibility to it as citizens? This edited volume explores both what type of contribution philosophy can make and what type of reasoning is appropriate when addressing public matters now. These questions are posed by leading international scholars working in the fields of moral and political philosophy. Each contribution also investigates the central issue of how to combine critical, rational analysis with a commitment to politically relevant public engagement. The contributions to this volume analyse...
Do philosophers have a responsibility to their society that is distinct from their responsibility to it as citizens? This edited volume explores bo...
This book challenges received notions of ontology in political theory and international relations by offering a psychoanalytically informed critique of depoliticisation in prominent liberal, post-liberal, dialogic and agonistic approaches to pluralism in world politics. Paipais locates the temptation of depoliticisation in their labouring under the fundamental fantasy of various guises of foundationalism (in the form of either political anthropology or ontology as in the last instance ground) or, conversely, anti-foundationalism (the denial of all grounds, yet still operating within a...
This book challenges received notions of ontology in political theory and international relations by offering a psychoanalytically informed critiqu...
This book presents an account of Hannah Arendt's performative and non-sovereign theory of freedom and political action, with special focus on action's disclosure of the unique `who' of each agent.
This book presents an account of Hannah Arendt's performative and non-sovereign theory of freedom and political action, with special focus on action's...
The author applies the concept of `Just Integration' to the real pathologies that immigrants/refugees suffer in Canada and Turkey, providing guidelines for progress towards better integration of immigrants within host societies and institutions.
The author applies the concept of `Just Integration' to the real pathologies that immigrants/refugees suffer in Canada and Turkey, providing guideline...
This book focuses on Jurgen Habermas' theorising on law, rights and democracy in light of the modern critique of law. More specifically, the study addresses the need to consider the dialectic of law, in which law is both a condition for emancipation and domination, when discussing what law and rights permit.
This book focuses on Jurgen Habermas' theorising on law, rights and democracy in light of the modern critique of law. More specifically, the study add...
This book examines the theoretical and practical relevance and challenges of the consociationalist model of democracy. The book will be essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students of political science, comparative politics, transitional justice and peace studies.
This book examines the theoretical and practical relevance and challenges of the consociationalist model of democracy. The book will be essential read...
This book explores Hobbes's ideas about the internal pacification of states, the prospect of a peaceful international order, and the connections between civil and international peace.
This book explores Hobbes's ideas about the internal pacification of states, the prospect of a peaceful international order, and the connections betwe...