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Democracy and Relativism: A Debate

Democracy and Relativism: A Debate

Castoriadis, Cornelius
Garner, John V.

Hardcover

Series: Reinventing Critical Theory

Philosophy

ISBN10: 1786610949
ISBN13: 9781786610942
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Nov 8 2019
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

In this vibrant debate with intellectuals influenced by Marcel Mauss, including Alain Caillé and Chantal Mouffe, the incisive Greek-French activist and philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis addresses the challenge of critical thinking in an international context.

The first half explores the tradition of radical self-critique and the prospect of affirming its value in a non-ethnocentric way. While defending ancient Greek contributions to the Western tradition of radical self-critique -- including the practice of relativizing one's own culture, of engaging in philosophical interrogation, and of establishing democratic institutions -- Castoriadis is challenged to explore the trans-contextual features of any self-critical, or autonomous, social institution. In the second half Castoriadis offers a penetrating critique of representative democracy, and the discussion makes important strides toward a new conception of direct democracy, of political education, and of the institutional prerequisites for the continuation of radical self-critique in politics and philosophy.

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