| The Passage West: Philosophy After the Age of the Nation State Contributor(s): Marramao, Giacomo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844678520 ISBN-13: 9781844678525 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Philosophy | Religious |
| Dewey: 303.482 |
| LCCN: 2012021123 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.2" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this ambitious work, Giacomo Marramao proposes a radical reconceptualization of the world system in our era of declining state sovereignty. He argues that globalization cannot be reduced to mere economics or summarized by phrases such as 'the end of history' or the 'westernization of the world'. Instead, we find ourselves embarking on a passage to a new, post-nation state age destined to transform all civilizations - and to disrupt Western geopolitical dominance. To confront the challenges of this interregnum one must think in terms of a new and radical universalism, a universalism of difference able to revitalize politics and to demythologize identity. Building on the great interwar discussion between Spengler, Junger, Schmitt and Heidegger, Marramao's new work engages with Habermas, Derrida and post-colonialism. Arguing against the classic Western pretension to universal norms of democracy and reason, he develops instead the idea of a 'universal politics of difference'. |
