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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815879003321

Titolo

Laclau : a critical reader / / edited by Simon Critchley and Oliver Marchart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-64167-6

0-203-71472-5

1-283-89199-9

1-135-64160-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Classificazione

89.06

Altri autori (Persone)

CritchleySimon <1960->

MarchartOliver

Disciplina

320/.01/1

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Philosophy : universality, singularity, difference -- pt. 2. Democracy : politics, ethics, normativity -- pt. 3. Hegemony : discourse, rhetorics, antagonism -- pt. 4. A reply.

Sommario/riassunto

Laclau: A Critical Reader is the first full-length critical appraisal of Laclau's work and includes contributions from several leading philosophers and theorists. The first section examines Laclau's theory that the contest between universalism and particularism provides much of the philosophical background to political and social struggle, taking up the important place accorded to, amongst others, Hegel and Lacan in Laclau's work. The second section of the book considers what Laclau's 'radical democracy' might look like and reflects on its ethical implications, particularly in relatio