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1 online resource |
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Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy |
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Political theory and contemporary philosophy.
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HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; The situation; The definition; The word and the concept; Objections; On this book; 1 The Russian Anti-Communist Revolution (1985-99) and the French Revolution (1789-99); The Russian anti-communist revolution; The Russian anti-communist revolution and the French Revolution; Melancholia: Its definition and its sources; Conclusion; 2 What Does It Mean to Say "No"? Theories of Negativity; Introduction; Negativity in philosophy; Negativity and politics; Conclusion: Negativity and revolution; 3 Theories of Revolution |
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Kant's theory of revolutionHölderlin on revolution: Leisure and reversal; Hegel on the French Revolution: Kings and cabbages; Marx's negative revolution; Sorel and Benjamin: Critique of pure negation; Hannah Arendt's On Revolution: The impasse of the passage; Badiou and the negativity of revolution; Conclusion; Conclusion; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
This thought-provoking work analyzes concrete political events and reinterprets key concepts in modern political science. Building on the works of Kant, Badiou, Adorno, Hegel, and more, it posits that the dynamics of revolution can be encapsulated in the concept of negation, since a revolution essentially negates ""what is"" by rejecting the power in place. The work argues that revolution is the true ground of Western democracy and that the proof of a true democracy is the activity of protest movements. It discusses how modern philosophy conceives political truth as revolutionary or eventful, |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Anti-communist movements -- Soviet Union -- History -- Philosophy
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Negativity (Philosophy)
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Revolutions -- Philosophy.
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World politics -- 1989-
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Negativity (Philosophy)
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Philosophy
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Politics and government
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Revolutions -- Philosophy
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World politics
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Philosophy
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Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006576
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France
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Russia (Federation)
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Soviet Union
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1441129200 |
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9781441129208 |
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9781501301605 |
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1501301608 |
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1441156127 |
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9781441156129 |
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