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Violence and Civility - On the Limits of Political Philosophy (Hardcover)
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Violence and Civility - On the Limits of Political Philosophy (Hardcover)
Series: The Wellek Library Lectures
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In Violence and Civility, Etienne Balibar boldly confronts the
insidious causes of violence, racism, nationalism, and ethnic
cleansing worldwide, as well as mass poverty and dispossession.
Through a novel synthesis of theory and empirical studies of
contemporary violence, the acclaimed thinker pushes past the limits
of political philosophy to reconceive war, revolution, sovereignty,
and class. Through the pathbreaking thought of Derrida, Balibar
builds a topography of cruelty converted into extremism by
ideology, juxtaposing its subjective forms (identity delusions, the
desire for extermination, and the pursuit of vengeance) and its
objective manifestations (capitalist exploitation and an
institutional disregard for life). Engaging with Marx, Hegel,
Hobbes, Clausewitz, Schmitt, and Luxemburg, Balibar introduces a
new, productive understanding of politics as antiviolence and a
fresh approach to achieving and sustaining civility. Rooted in the
principles of transformation and empowerment, this theory brings
hope to a world increasingly divided even as it draws closer
together.
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