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

• Autore: May Todd <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 321.8092; 320.01
• Soggetto topico: Political science - Philosophy; Democracy - Philosophy
• Classificazione: CI 5400
• 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 Rancière. It focuses on his central political idea t
• Titolo autorizzato: The political thought of Jacques Rancière
• ISBN: 0-7486-7192-7; 1-281-78590-3; 9786611785901; 0-7486-3533-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824055703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II