Ethics and politics in contemporary theory : between critical theory and post-Marxism
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Ethics and politics in contemporary theory : between critical theory and post-Marxism
（Routledge innovations in political theory, 10）
Routledge, 2004
- : hardback
Available at 9 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
In addressing the political and theoretical debates between critical and post-Marxist theorists, this book discusses the politics of communication and rationality, subjectivity, sovereignty, ethics and deliberative democracy, considering questions such as:
* Does the theory of communicative action justify deliberative democracy?
* Is a theory of hegemony compatible with an account which relies upon an ideal of communicative success?
* Is autonomy a good which should be fostered?
* Can the ideal of democracy extend beyond the nation state?
* Does post-Marxism have anything interesting to say about ethics?
Analysing the work of Ernesto Laclau and Jurgen Habermas - as representatives of different choices made in regard to theory, politics and morality - Ethics and Politics in Contemporary Theory develops a critical response to the contrasting conclusions of these approaches.
Table of Contents
1. The Ends of Marx(ism)?2. Language, Communication, Performativity3. Performativity and Politics: From Habermas to Laclau4. Politics, Idealisation and Performativity5. Quasi-Transcendentalism and Critical Theory6. The Politics of Subjectivity7. Deliberative or Radical Democracy? The Politics of Performativity8. Post-Structuralism and Democratic Theory9. Ethics and Politics in Discourse Theory
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