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Anarchism and political modernity / Nathan Jun.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jun, Nathan J., 1979-
- Series:
- Contemporary anarchist studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anarchism--Philosophy.
- Anarchism.
- Anarchism--History.
- History.
- Postmodernism.
- Poststructuralism.
- Political science--Philosophy--History.
- Political science.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, [2012]
- Summary:
- This new volume in the Contemporary Anarchist Studies series looks at the place of "classical anarchism" in postmodern political discourse and claims that anarchism presents a vision of political postmodernity. It offers an account of anarchism's origins and history, contrasting anarchism with the two traditions that characterize modern political theory: socialism and liberalism. Such an examination leads to a better understanding of how anarchism connects with newer political trends and why it is a powerful force in contemporary social and political movements. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 On politics 1
- Introduction 1
- Political naturalism in Aristotle 3
- Classical and medieval political thought 7
- Machiavelli 9
- Social physics 11
- From politics to political philosophy 15
- A critique of May's taxonomy 20
- 2 On political philosophy 25
- Normativity: A survey 25
- An alternative taxonomy 35
- On political modernity 42
- 3 Liberalism 47
- Representationalism 47
- Human nature 53
- Normativity 60
- Politics 64
- Economics 72
- 4 Socialism 79
- Hegel, historicism, and holism 79
- The social conception of human nature 87
- Morality versus science 89
- The politics and economics of socialism 91
- From modernity to anarchism 104
- 5 Anarchism 109
- History of the bogeyman 109
- Defining anarchism 111
- The political axiology of anarchism 120
- Anarchism and power 134
- Anarchism and utopianism 141
- Nature, humanity, and science 143
- The specter of Nietzsche 151
- Conclusion 153
- 6 Political postmodernity 155
- Defining postmodernity 155
- Deconstructive analysis 157
- Genealogical analysis 159
- Poststructuralist anarchism? 164
- Schizoanalysis 167
- A critique of May's poststructuralist anarchism 175
- Conclusion 181.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781441140159
- 1441140158
- 9781441166869
- 1441166866
- OCLC:
- 731009720
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