In this Book
- Sovereignty and Its Other: Toward the Dejustification of Violence
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Fordham University Press
- Series: Commonalities
summary
In this new book, Dimitris Vardoulakis asks how it is possible to think of a politics that is not commensurate with sovereignty. For such a politics, he argues, sovereignty is defined not in terms of the exception but as the different ways in which violence is justified. Vardoulakis shows how it is possible to deconstruct the various justifications of violence. Such dejustifications can take place only by presupposing an other to sovereignty, which Vardoulakis identifies with radical democracy. In doing so, Sovereignty and Its Other puts forward both a novel critique of sovereignty and an original philosophical theory of democratic practice.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-vi
- 1 JUDGMENT AND JUSTIFICATION
- pp. 13-40
- 2 THE VICISSITUDE OF PARTICIPATION
- pp. 41-76
- 3 THE PROPINQUITY OF NATURE
- pp. 77-109
- 4 REVOLUTION AND THE POWER OF LIVING
- pp. 110-152
- 5 DEMOCRACY AND ITS OTHER
- pp. 153-199
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 247-264
- COMMONALITIES
- pp. 271-274
Additional Information
ISBN
9780823252220
Related ISBN(s)
9780823251353, 9780823251360
MARC Record
OCLC
844436847
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2013-06-30
Language
English
Open Access
No