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Liminality and the Philosophy of Presence - A New Direction in Political Theory (Paperback)
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Liminality and the Philosophy of Presence - A New Direction in Political Theory (Paperback)
Series: Contemporary Liminality
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This book departs from the attempt by political theory to confront
the challenges of political life with new concepts, offering
instead a mode of thought so far excluded from the canon of
political theory: the philosophy of presence. Making the experience
of liminality the very centre of thought, it shows how embracing
'in-betweenness' allows us to discern the limits of both the
political order and contemporary political theory. Through an
examination of the works of Gustav Landauer, Eric Voegelin, Simone
Weil and Vaclav Havel, the author demonstrates the manner in which
'in-betweenness' may be cultivated by way of the philosophy of
presence as a method of self-enquiry into existence as it is
experienced subjectively. Arguing that since externalisation is the
essence of politics and that the way to a more just society lies
inwards, through a confrontation with liminality, this study of how
to read philosophers of presence renders their work intelligible to
the contemporary discourse of crisis and will appeal to scholars of
social, political and anthropological theory and philosophy.
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