Toward a Global Thin Community - Nietzsche, Foucault, and the Cosmopolitan Commitment (Hardcover)

Toward a Global Thin Community reexamines aspects of the liberal-communitarian debate. While critical of both traditions, this book argues that a coherent form of communitarianism is the only plausible option for citizens today. Using the theories of Frederich Nietzsche and Michael Foucault, Olssen shows how we can overcome traditional problems with communitarianism by using an ethic of survival that he identifies in the writings of Nietzsche and others to provide a normative framework for twenty-first century politics at both national and global levels. Thin communitarianism seeks to surmount traditional liberal objections associated with Hegel and Marx, and to safeguard liberty and difference by applying a robust idea of democracy. This work examines many different themes within the debate, including liberal autonomy, totalitarianism, and multiculturalism. It also considers the work of liberal writers such as Frederic Hayek, Karl Popper, and Isaiah Berlin.

General

Imprint:	Paradigm Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Mark Olssen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-1-59451-446-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	1-59451-446-1
Barcode:	9781594514463

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