| Ethics and Politics in Contemporary Theory Between Critical Theory and Post-Marxism Contributor(s): Devenney, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415868181 ISBN-13: 9780415868181 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 335.4 |
| Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 J rgen 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. |