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Tragedy and citizenship
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- Book Synopsis
- A study of attitudes towards tragedy in both democratic and nondemocractic political theory.Tragedy and Citizenship provides a wide-ranging exploration of attitudes toward tragedy and their implications for politics. Derek W. M. Barker reads the history of political thought as a contest between the tragic view of politics that accepts conflict and uncertainty, and an optimistic perspective that sees conflict as self-dissolving. Drawing on Aristotle's political thought, alongside a novel reading of the Antigone that centers on Haemon, its most neglected character, Barker provides contemporary democratic theory with a theory of tragedy. He sees Hegel's philosophy of reconciliation as a critical turning point that results in the elimination of citizenship. By linking Hegel's failure to address the tragic dimensions of politics to Richard Rorty, John Rawls, and Judith Butler, Barkeroffers a major reassessment of contemporary political theory and a fresh perspective on the most urgent challenges facing democratic politics.Derek W. M. Barker is a program officer at the Kettering Foundation.
- About The Author
- Derek W. M. Barker is a program officer at the Kettering Foundation.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780791476307
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- SUNY Press, (01 July 2009)
- Number of Pages
- 198
- Weight
- 290 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 15 mm
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