On the idea of potency : juridical and theological roots of the Western cultural tradition / Emanuele Castrucci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castrucci, Emanuele, author.

Series:

Encounters in law and philosophy.

Encounters in law and philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jurisprudence--History.

Jurisprudence.

Legislative power--History.

Legislative power.

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Power (Philosophy).

Power (Christian theology).

Power (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 187 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Emanuele Castrucci bridges the two seemingly unrelated worlds of classical Greek philosophy and Jewish biblical exegesis. He connects them through the historical nexus of Christianity, which has marked the destiny of Western philosophy across the political, philosophical and jurisprudential horizons.

Contents:

The logos of potency : a theoretical introduction

Logos of 'Potentia Dei'

'Potentia Ordinata' vs 'Potentia Absoluta'

Political theology reconsidered

Genealogies of constituent potency : Schmitt, Nietzsche, Spinoza

Corollaries I. On the origins of conventionalist political philosophy in the Seventeenth Century

Corollaries II. The problem of a political theology

Corollaries III. Rhetoric of ethical universalism : Jürgen Habermas and the dissolution of political realism.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-1187-8

1-4744-2677-8

1-4744-1186-X

OCLC:

1301546238