Ethics and Politics in Contemporary Theory Between Critical Theory and Post-Marxism
Mark Devenney - Ethics and Politics in Contemporary Theory Between Critical Theory and Post-Marxism
Published: 2004-02-20 | ISBN: 0415237378, 0415868181 | PDF | 208 pages | 3 MB
In addressing the political and theoretical debates between critical and post-Marxist theorists, this book discusses the politics of communication and rationality, subjectivity, sovereignty, ethics and deliberative democracy, considering questions such as:
* Does the theory of communicative action justify deliberative democracy?
* Is a theory of hegemony compatible with an account which relies upon an ideal of communicative success?
* Is autonomy a good which should be fostered?
* Can the ideal of democracy extend beyond the nation state?
* Does post-Marxism have anything interesting to say about ethics?
Analysing the work of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas - as representatives of different choices made in regard to theory, politics and morality - Ethics and Politics in Contemporary Theory develops a critical response to the contrasting conclusions of these approaches.