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William E. Connolly - The Augustinian Imperative: A Reflection on the Politics of Morality - 9780742521476 - V9780742521476
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The Augustinian Imperative: A Reflection on the Politics of Morality

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Description for The Augustinian Imperative: A Reflection on the Politics of Morality Paperback. "The Augustinian Imperative" is "an archaeological investigation into the intellectual foundation of liberal societies." Drawing support from Nietzsche and Foucault, Connolly argues that the Imperative of Augustine contains unethical implications. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
An entirely new interpretation of one of the most seminal and widely read figures in the history of political thought, The Augustinian Imperative is also 'an archaeological investigation into the intellectual foundation of liberal societies.' Drawing support from Nietzsche and Foucault, Connolly argues that the Augustinian Imperative contains unethical implications: its carriers too often convert living signs that threaten their ontological self-confidence into modes of otherness to be condemned, punished, or converted in order to restore that confidence. With a lucidity and rhetorical power that makes it readily accessible, The Augustinian Imperative examines Augustine's enactment of the Imperative, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Modernity and Political Thought
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742521476
SKU
V9780742521476
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About William E. Connolly
William E. Connolly teaches political theory at Johns Hopkins University where he is professor of political science.

Reviews for The Augustinian Imperative: A Reflection on the Politics of Morality
William Connolly stages conversations between Augustine, Nietzsche, and Foucault; conversations between late antiquity when Christianity was establishing itself as a world religion, and modernity when, with the late twentieth century fall of communism, Christianity and liberal democracy remain as unfallen titans. Connolly is not an omniscient narrator offering definitive judgements. He disagrees with aspects of the Augustinian Imperative (and its ... Read more

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