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Common Ground: Democracy and Collectivity in an Age of Individualism
Jeremy Gilbert
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Description for Common Ground: Democracy and Collectivity in an Age of Individualism
Paperback. Draws on past philosophical debates to propose a new way of conceiving the commons in today's neo-liberal era. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Under neoliberalism the cult of individualism reigns supreme, forced upon us through culture, media and politics, it fatally limits our capacity to escape the current crisis of democratic politics. In Common Ground, Jeremy Gilbert asks us to reimagine the philosophical relationship between individuality, collectivity, affect and agency, proposing a radically non-individualist mode of imagining social life.
The book considers how opponents of neoliberal hegemony, and of the individualist tradition in Western thought, might protect collective creativity and democratic possibility. Examination of the historical roots of individualism's 'Leviathan logic' and fresh readings of theorists such as Hobbes, Lazzarato, ... Read more
Under neoliberalism the cult of individualism reigns supreme, forced upon us through culture, media and politics, it fatally limits our capacity to escape the current crisis of democratic politics. In Common Ground, Jeremy Gilbert asks us to reimagine the philosophical relationship between individuality, collectivity, affect and agency, proposing a radically non-individualist mode of imagining social life.
The book considers how opponents of neoliberal hegemony, and of the individualist tradition in Western thought, might protect collective creativity and democratic possibility. Examination of the historical roots of individualism's 'Leviathan logic' and fresh readings of theorists such as Hobbes, Lazzarato, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745325316
SKU
V9780745325316
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About Jeremy Gilbert
Jeremy Gilbert is Professor of Cultural and Political Theory at the University of East London and editor of the journal New Formations. He is widely known as a theorist and political commentator, writing for both academic and general audiences. He is the author of Common Ground (Pluto, 2013).Gilbert writes regularly for outlets such New Statesman, OpenDemocracy and the Guardian.
Reviews for Common Ground: Democracy and Collectivity in an Age of Individualism
'A bold, brilliant and ultimately hopeful attempt to build a critique of liberalism and neoliberalism on different foundations'
Mark Fisher, Goldsmiths 'A serious and courageous engagement with the deepest issue of our time. Humanity cannot go on as we are, but how do we change course? Gilbert starts to build a strategy from the wreckage'
Anthony Barnett, founder ... Read more
Mark Fisher, Goldsmiths 'A serious and courageous engagement with the deepest issue of our time. Humanity cannot go on as we are, but how do we change course? Gilbert starts to build a strategy from the wreckage'
Anthony Barnett, founder ... Read more