The Philosophy of Claude Lefort: Interpreting the Political

Contents

Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Abbreviations xxxi Selected Bibliography of Claude Lefort xxxiii Part 1. Lefort as Reader of Machiavelli 1 The Prince 5 2 The Discourses 40 3 Machiavelli: The Practice of Interpretation 59 Part 2. Lefort on Premodernity 4 Premodernity 83 5 European Premodernity 100 Part 3. Lefort on Modernity 6 Modernity and Revolution 131 7 Modernity and Law 150 8 Modernity and Rights 164 9 Modernity and Ideology 185 Part 4. Lefort on Totalitarianism 10 Totalitarianism as “Measures Taken” 195 11 Totalitarianism as Regime 207 12 The Fate of the Concept of Totalitarianism after the Fall 233 Conclusion 271 Bibliography 275 Index 279 Contents ...