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The Politics of Postmodernity. Essays in Applied Hermeneutics.
Gary Brent Madison
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Description for The Politics of Postmodernity. Essays in Applied Hermeneutics.
Hardback. Demonstrates, with reference to ongoing debates, how hermeneutical theory provides the ultimate philosophical justification for democratic practice and universal human rights. This book is useful to those concerned with the fate of the core values traditionally defended by philosophy. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
The distinctive feature of Madison's political theory is the Merleau-Pontyan sense of contingency that pervades his writings on the subject and, indeed, is visible throughout his entire oeuvre. The perspicacity of Madison's view of con- tingency was first noted by Paul Ricoeur. In his foreword to the English transla- tion of Madison's now classic study of the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Ricoeur wrote: "More than anything, the most penetrating view which Gary Madison proposes of Merleau-Ponty's final ontology concerns the paradox of contingency. "! Twenty-eight years after the original French publication of his dissertation, we may look back over Madison's work ... Read more
The distinctive feature of Madison's political theory is the Merleau-Pontyan sense of contingency that pervades his writings on the subject and, indeed, is visible throughout his entire oeuvre. The perspicacity of Madison's view of con- tingency was first noted by Paul Ricoeur. In his foreword to the English transla- tion of Madison's now classic study of the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Ricoeur wrote: "More than anything, the most penetrating view which Gary Madison proposes of Merleau-Ponty's final ontology concerns the paradox of contingency. "! Twenty-eight years after the original French publication of his dissertation, we may look back over Madison's work ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Phenomenology
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792368595
SKU
V9780792368595
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