Modernity and the political fix / Andrew Gibson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibson, Andrew, author.

Series:

Political Theologies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain-Politics and government.

Great Britain--Politics and government.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.

Summary:

This book explores the concept of political theology, examining its intersections with modernity, literature, and historical materialism. By drawing on the ideas of influential thinkers like Derrida, Agamben, Badiou, and Zizek, the author investigates the political and theological implications of modern societal structures, including neoliberalism, law, and economics. The book also delves into topics such as radical finitude, speculative reason, and historical transmission, offering critical insights into the works of figures like Heidegger, Foucault, and Benjamin. It aims to reinvent political theology for the 21st century, addressing its relevance in contemporary politics, culture, and intellectual discourse. Intended for scholars and readers interested in political theory, theology, and philosophy, the book situates itself as a comprehensive and innovative contribution to the field. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Half title

Series page

Title

Copyrights

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Modernity and the Political Fix

Ironical modernity

Byron as paradigm

Benjamin and 'satanic modernity'

Functions of modern literature

1 The Implosion of Modernity

The way we live now

Twelve features of the neoliberal mythos

Leibniz triumphans

Political theology and counterdemocracy

2 Absolute Historicity

Heidegger and radical finitude

Foucault and his methods

Joyce's historical materialism

3 Event

Back to Badiou

Pro and contra the event

Kant and speculative reason

Woolf 's 'strata of being'

4 Remainder

Carpaccio and the atomized emporium

'Mondes atones' from Hobbes to Schopenhauer

Wagner without redemption

5 The People Untransformed

The unbridged gap

Agon of Weimar

Joseph Roth and 'the indolence of the heart'

Canetti and general solipsism

Rancière, Orwell and knowing the people

6 Transmission

A melancholic-ecstatic conception of history

Occultation and the survival of truth

Lacanian caveats

Transmission against the grain

Conclusion: A Political Theology

An inductive thought

Political theology and its critics

Schmitt, Blumenberg, Lefort

Metaphorics from the Old Testament to Kierkegaard

In the end, the poets

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781350096967

1350096962

OCLC:

1088348453