The Power to Assume Form: Cornelius Castoriadis and Regulative
Regimes of Historicity examines the major contribution of Cornelius
Castoriadis’s work, which elucidated the role of the social
imaginary within human societies. What is significant, Sean
McMorrow argues, is that Castoriadis’s work presents a unique
perspective on the regimes of historicity; modes of instituting
power that establish the legitimacy of institutional order in
relation to the extensive social imaginary articulations of the
world. The author assesses Castoriadis’s theorization of the
radically creative capacity of the social imaginary and suggests
that there remains a tendency to present an overly dichotomous view
of autonomous and heteronomous modes of institution. McMorrow
assesses how adherence to this inclination hinders the development
of further insights into the creative capacities of social
imaginary, while also imposing limits on Castoriadis’s own
assessment of the ‘partially’ autonomous situation of modern
societies. The author suggests that one way forward is to consider
the role of an implicit dimension of instituting power, involved in
the reproduction of dominant social imaginary articulations of the
world, and which also shape the regulation of historicity more
generally. The main purpose of this book is to develop the critical
depth of Castoriadis’s work, showing how it remains an insightful
framework to analyze the significance of the deepening
depoliticization of contemporary ‘liberal-democratic’ regimes
and the ‘partially’ autonomous dynamics that underlie their
shift toward increasingly authoritarian modes of governance.
General
Imprint: |
Lexington Books-Fortress Academic
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Sean McMorrow
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
238 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-66691-804-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-66691-804-0 |
Barcode: |
9781666918045 |
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