Sustaining Affirmation : : The Strengths of Weak Ontology in Political Theory / / Stephen K. White.
In light of many recent critiques of Western modernity and its conceptual foundations, the problem of adequately justifying our most basic moral and political values looms large. Without recourse to traditional ontological or metaphysical foundations, how can one affirm--or sustain--a commitment to...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Chapter One INTRODUCTION: THE WEAK ONTOLOGICAL TURN
- Chapter Two ONTOLOGICAL UNDERCURRENTS WITHIN LIBERALISM: GEORGE KATEB'S "DEMOCRATIC INDIVIDUALITY"
- Chapter Three THE "RICHER ONTOLOGY" OF CHARLES TAYLOR
- Chapter Four JUDITH BUTLER'S BEING-IN-TROUBLE
- Chapter Five THE ONTOLOGY AND POLITICS OF A "POST-NIETZSCHEAN SENSIBILITY": WILLIAM CONNOLLY
- CONCLUSION
- INDEX