Badiou, Balibar, Ranciere re-thinking emancipation By Nick Hewlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hewlett, Nick, author.

Series:

Continuum studies in Continental philosophy.

Continuum studies in Continental philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Badiou, Alain.

Rancière, Jacques.

Balibar, Étienne, 1942-.

Balibar, Étienne.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Democracy.

Equality.

France--Intellectual life--20th century.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum International Pub. Group 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years there has been increased interest in three contemporary French philosophers, all former students of Louis Althusser and each now an influential thinker in his own right. Alain Badiou is one of the most important living continental thinkers, well-known for his pioneering theory of the Event. Etienne Balibar has forged new approaches to democracy, citizenship and what he describes as 'equaliberty'. Jacques Rancière has crossed boundaries between history, politics and aesthetics and his work is beginning to receive the attention it deserves. Nick Hewlett brings these three thinkers together, examining the political aspects of their work. He argues that in each of their systems there are useful and insightful elements that make real contributions to the understanding of the modern history of politics and to the understanding of contemporary politics. But he also identifies and explores problems in each of Badiou, Balibar and Rancière's work, arguing that none offers a wholly convincing approach. This is a must-have for students of contemporary continental philosophy

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Note on translations

Abbreviations

Contexts and parameters

Characteristics of modern French thought

The legacy of Louis Althusser

Concluding remarks

Alain Badiou: event, subject and truth

The role of philosophy

Truth

The event, movement and change

The paradoxes of Alain Badiou's theory of politics

Politics, the event and the truth procedure

Against and beyond the postmodern

Marxism and historical materialism

Democracy

Parliamentary politics

Badiou's political activism

Jacques Ranciere: politics is equality is democracy

Listening to the unheard

Liberal democracy and language

Defining the political

Democracy and post-democracy

Etienne Balibar: emancipation, equaliberty, citizenship

The political

Ambivalence, universality, ideology

Political violence

Lenin and Gandhi

With and beyond Badiou, Balibar and Rancire

References and bibliography

Index

1. Introduction

2. Alain Badiou's Theory of the Event

3. The Paradoxes of Alain Badiou's Theory of Politics

4. Race, Nation, Subjecthood: Etienne Balibar

5. Politics is Equality is Democracy: Jacques Rancière

6. Conclusion

Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9786612452611

9781472546142

1472546148

9781282452619

1282452614

9781441192721

1441192727

OCLC:

607756879