Del 27 i serien New Directions in Critical Theory

Politics of Culture and the Spirit of Critique

Dialogues

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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This book of tightly woven dialogues engages prominent thinkers in a discussion about the role of culture-broadly construed-in contemporary society and politics. Faced with the conceptual inflation of the notion of 'culture,' which now imposes itself as an indispensable issue in contemporary moral and political debates, these dynamic exchanges seek to rethink culture and critique beyond the schematic models that have often predominated, such as the opposition between "mainstream multiculturalism" and the "clash of civilizations." Prefaced by an introduction relating current cultural debates to the critical theory tradition, this book examines the politics of culture and the spirit of critique from three different vantage points. To begin, Gabriel Rockhill and Alfredo Gomez-Muller provide a stage-setting dialogue, followed by discussions with two major representatives of contemporary critical theory: Seyla Benhabib and Nancy Fraser. Working at the horizons of this tradition, Judith Butler, Immanuel Wallerstein, and Cornel West then provide important critical perspectives on cultural politics.The book's concluding section engages with Michael Sandel and Will Kymlicka, who work out of the Rawlsian tradition yet are uniquely concerned with the issue of culture, broadly understood. The epilogue, an interview with Axel Honneth, returns to the core issue of critical theory in cultural politics. Ranging from recent developments and progressive interventions in critical theory to dialogues that incorporate its insights into larger discussions of social and political philosophy, this book sharpens old critical tools while developing new strategies for rethinking the role of 'culture' in contemporary society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-03-08
Mått152 x 226 x 10 mm
Vikt291 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Directions in Critical Theory
Antal sidor288
FörlagColumbia University Press
ISBN9780231151870

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Gabriel Rockhill is assistant professor of philosophy at Villanova University, program director at the College International de Philosophie, and the author, most notably, of Logique de l'histoire: Pour une analytique des pratiques philosophiques.Alfredo Gomez-Muller is professor of Latin American studies at the Francois-Rabelais University in Tours and the author of numerous books, including Sartre: De la nausee a l'engagement and Ethique, coexistence et sens.

Acknowledgments Introduction: Politics of Culture and the Spirit of Critique Gabriel Rockhill and Alfredo Gomez-Muller Critical Theory and the Question of Culture 1. Critical Theory Today: Politics, Ethics, Culture Opening Dialogue Alfredo Gomez-Muller and Gabriel Rockhill 2. Concrete Universality and Critical Social Theory Dialogue with Alfredo Gomez-Muller and Gabriel Rockhill Seyla Benhabib 3. Global Justice and the Renewal of the Critical Theory Tradition Dialogue with Alfredo Gomez-Muller and Gabriel Rockhill Nancy Fraser Critical Perspectives on Cultural Politics 4. Accounting for a Philosophic Itinerary: Genealogies of Power and Ethics of Nonviolence Dialogue with Alfredo Gomez-Muller and Gabriel Rockhill Judith Butler 5. The Present in the Light of the Longue Duree Dialogue with Alfredo Gomez-Muller and Gabriel Rockhill Immanuel Wallerstein 6. A Prisoner of Hope in the Night of the American Empire Dialogue with Gabriel Rockhill Cornel West Culture as Critique: The Limits of Liberalism? 7. Liberalism: Politics, Ethics, and Markets Dialogue with Alfredo Gomez-Muller and Ronan Sharkey Michael Sandel 8. Cultural Rights and Social-Democratic Principles Dialogue with Alfredo Gomez-Muller and Gabriel Rockhill Will Kymlicka Epilogue: Critical Theory and Recognition 9. The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School and the Theory of Recognition Dialogue with Olivier Voirol Axel Honneth Contributors

The scope, precision, and flow of these interviews, as well as the significance and range of the thinkers, make this volume a valuable contribution to critical theory and the philosophy of culture. -- Alia Al-Saji, McGill University A book full of insights. Ten of the world's most important critical theorists reflect on the intersections of biography, history, and theory and the interviews shed new light both on their thought and on the process of thinking. -- Craig Calhoun, University Professor of the Social Sciences, Director, Institute for Public Knowledge, New York University