Politics of the One - Concepts of the One and the Many in Contemporary Thought (Hardcover, New)

This volume in the Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy series examines one of the most important topics in contemporary political theory: how to conceptualize the relationship between the one and the many. The essays discuss how to reconcile multiple ontologies without subsuming them to a totalitarian unity. While one school of thought (Deleuze, Negri) seeks to create a new ontology based on the many instead of the one, (which, politically, is close to anarchy), another proposes to understand the "one" as the "ultra-one" of the event (Badiou). In this groundbreaking work, leading thinkers explore these debates and offer alternative concepts. Building on Jean-Luc Nancy's essay who proposes an ontology of "singular plurality," contributors aim to synthesize the one and the many and suggest different ways of forming collectives, beyond the dominant representative political forms. An original and challenging work, Politics of the One addresses new possible ways of bringing people together, integrating philosophy with theoretical and practical problems of politics.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	2013
Editors:	Artemy Magun
Dimensions:	235 x 168 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4411-1282-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
LSN:	1-4411-1282-0
Barcode:	9781441112828

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