The specter of Babel : a reconstruction of political judgment / Michael J. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Michael, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 363 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Boldly presents a new way of thinking about perennial political concepts such as freedom, justice, and the common good"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Cybernetic society and the crisis of modernity

Part 1. In the courtyard of Babel: Postmetaphysics and the failure of critical judgment. A critique of the judgment paradigm in contemporary political philosophy

Hannah Arendt's reconstruction of political judgment

The discursive fallacy: Language and power in practical reason

Recognition theory and the obfuscation of critique

Part 2. Beyond Babel: Social ontology and the reconstruction of critical reason. Recovering the ontological infrastructure of political judgment

The properties and modes of critical social ontology

An ontological framework for practical reason

Obligation and disobedience: The practice of critical judgment.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438480374

1438480377