Del 23 i serien Historical Materialism Book Series

Politics and Philosophy

Niccolò Machiavelli and Louis Althusser's Aleatory Materialism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

3 519 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Louis Althusser’s interpretation of Niccolò Machiavelli has never really been studied in any detail as an analysis of political action and intervention. The same is also true for Althusser’s notion of aleatory materialism. Instead, these have conventionally been studied from the viewpoint of a philosophical perspective in which politics is excluded. The objective of the present book thus runs against many of the prevailing views on Althusser. Here the emphasis is placed on Althusser's advancement of a theory of materialist politics. The main argument put forward is that, for Althusser, it was essential to reflect on how the conjunctural understanding of history and reality could offer a theoretical starting point for a subversive political strategy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-06-30
Mått160 x 240 x 25 mm
Vikt751 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieHistorical Materialism Book Series
Antal sidor328
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004176508
ÖversättareGareth Griffiths, Kristina Kölhi

Tillhör följande kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Marxism och kommunism inom Samhälle och politik
Nationalism inom Samhälle och politik
Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

ForewordAuthor’s Preface to the English EditionChapter 1 Introductory Comments1.1 Althusser, Machiavelli and political theory1.2 Althusser’s contribution to Machiavelli scholarship1.3 The approach of the present studyChapter 2 A Critique of Hegelianism2.1 A critique of Hegelian dialectics2.2 Althusser’s Marxism2.3. Althusser’s self-criticism2.4. The ‘Machiavellian’ LeninChapter 3 Aleatory Materialism3.1. Prologue: Machiavelli’s solitude3.2. The underground current of the materialism of the encounterChapter 4 Althusser’s Aleatory Machiavelli4.1. A preliminary schema: the two dimensions of Machiavelli’s differentia specifica4.2. Machiavelli’s differentia specifica in the history of political thought4.3. The praxis of The Prince: the text as a political act4.4. The praxis of the prince: the aleatory truth4.5. The praxis of the prince: the project and strategy of the new prince4.6. Epilogue: Althusser’s interpretation of MachiavelliChapter 5 The Subversive Machiavelli5.1. The art of war and the art of politics5.2. The destructive current of fortuna5.3. The aspects of fortuna5.4. Lady fortuna and the young men5.5. The rise and fall of Cesare Borgia5.6. ‘A stable people’5.7. Epilogue: Machiavelli and the taming of chanceChapter 6 ConclusionReferencesIndex