All in the Family : On Community and Incommensurability / Kennan Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, Kennan, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Western political philosophers since Plato have used the family as a model for harmonious political and social relations. Yet, far from being an uncontentious domain for shared interests and common values, the family is often the scene of intense interpersonal conflict and disagreement. In All in the Family, the political theorist Kennan Ferguson reconsiders the family, in its varied forms, as an exemplar of democratic politics and suggests how real rather than idealized family dynamics can help us to better understand and navigate political conflict. By closely observing the attachments that arise in families despite profound disagreements and incommensurabilities, Ferguson argues, we can imagine a political engagement that accommodates radical differences without sacrificing community.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Familial Intensities

Chapter 2 The Functioning Family

Chapter 3 Communities against Politics

Chapter 4 Silence: A Politics

Chapter 5 I ♥ My Dog

Chapter 6 The Spaces of Disability

Chapter 7 Familiar Languages

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

CC BY

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781478091578

1478091576

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access