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Record Nr.

UNINA9910987992603321

Autore

Sangiovanni Andrea (Professor of philosophy)

Titolo

Solidarity : nature, grounds, and value: Andrea Sangiovanni in dialogue / / Andrea Sangiovanni; with responses from Rainer Forst [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , [2024]

©2023

ISBN

1-5261-7268-2

1-5261-7269-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 281 pages) : digital file(s)

Collana

Critical Powers

Disciplina

302/.14

Soggetti

Solidarity - Philosophy

Political Theory

Social & Political Philosophy

PHILOSOPHY / Political

Social and political philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Contributors -- Series editor’s foreword -- I Lead essay -- 1 Solidarity -- II Responses -- 2 Solidarity is not joint action -- 3 The (anti)colonial limits of solidarity -- 4 Collective transformative hope -- 5 The meaning(s) of solidarity -- 6 Solidarity and structural injustice -- III Reply -- 7 Response to critics -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In a world of deep political divisions and rising inequality, many of us feel the need for some form of collective resistance and transformative joint action. Calls for solidarity are heard everywhere. This book presents a critical proposal to guide our reflection on what solidarity is and why it matters. How is solidarity distinct from related ideas such as altruism, justice and fellow-feeling? What value does acting in solidarity with others have? In his lead essay, Andrea Sangiovanni offers compelling answers to these questions, arguing that solidarity is not just a fuzzy stand-in for feelings of togetherness but a distinctive social practice for an anxious age. His ideas are then put to the test in a



series of responses from some of the world’s foremost philosophers and political theorists.