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Curiosity and Power - The Politics of Inquiry (Paperback)
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A trailblazing exploration of the political stakes of curiosity
Curiosity is political. Who is curious, when, and how reflects the
social values and power structures of a given society. In Curiosity
and Power, Perry Zurn explores the political philosophy of
curiosity, staking the groundbreaking claim that it is a social
force-the heartbeat of political resistance and a critical factor
in social justice. He argues that the very scaffolding of curiosity
is the product of political architectures, and exploring these
values and architectures is crucial if we are to better understand,
and more ethically navigate, the struggle over inquiry in an
unequal world. Curiosity and Power explores curiosity through the
lens of political philosophy-weaving in Nietzsche, Foucault, and
Derrida in doing so-and the experience of political
marginalization, demonstrating that curiosity is implicated equally
in the maintenance of societies and in their transformation.
Curiosity plays as central a role in establishing social
institutions and fields of inquiry as it does in their
deconstruction and in building new forms of political community.
Understanding curiosity is critical to understanding politics, and
understanding politics is critical to understanding curiosity.
Drawing not only on philosophy and political theory but also on
feminist theory, race theory, disability studies, and trans
studies, Curiosity and Power tracks curiosity in the structures of
political marginalization and resistance-from the Civil Rights
Movement to building better social relationships. Curiosity and
Power insists that the power of curiosity be recognized and engaged
responsibly.
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