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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824055703321

Autore

May Todd <1955->

Titolo

The political thought of Jacques Ranciere : creating equality / / Todd May

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-7486-7192-7

1-281-78590-3

9786611785901

0-7486-3533-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Classificazione

CI 5400

Disciplina

321.8092

320.01

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Democracy - 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 (p. [189]-194) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Passive Equality; 2. Active Equality: Democratic Politics; 3. The Historical Roots of Democratic Politics: Anarchism; 4. The Normative Framework of Democratic Politics; 5. Active Equality in Contemporary Politics; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Equality is not something that we must expect from state institutions. It is something that we must both presuppose and create through collective action. Todd May investigates in depth the philosophical grounds, ethical implications and practical consequences of the view of active equality. Much more than a commentary, his book is a powerful analysis of what politics means and how we can recover the project of political action. Jacques Ranciere. This is the first single-authored book in any language devoted entirely to the thought of Jacques Ranciè€re. It focuses on his central political idea t