The Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas
Gavin Rae
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Hardback. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJ; HPS; HRAB; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
In this book, Gavin Rae analyses the foundations of political life by undertaking a critical comparative analysis of the political theologies of Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas. In so doing, Rae contributes to key debates in contemporary political philosophy, specifically those relating to the nature of, and the relationship between, the theological, the political, and the ethical, as well as those questioning the existence of ahistoric metaphysical, ontological, and epistemological foundations. While the theological is often associated with belief in a fixed foundation such as God or the truth of a religion, ... Read more
In this book, Gavin Rae analyses the foundations of political life by undertaking a critical comparative analysis of the political theologies of Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas. In so doing, Rae contributes to key debates in contemporary political philosophy, specifically those relating to the nature of, and the relationship between, the theological, the political, and the ethical, as well as those questioning the existence of ahistoric metaphysical, ontological, and epistemological foundations. While the theological is often associated with belief in a fixed foundation such as God or the truth of a religion, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137591678
SKU
V9781137591678
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About Gavin Rae
Gavin Rae is Conex Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain. He specializes in post-Kantian philosophy with particular emphasis on ontology, socio-political philosophy, and theories of subjectivity. His previous books include Ontology in Heidegger and Deleuze (2014) and Realizing Freedom: Hegel, Sartre, and the Alienation of Human Being (2011).
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