Political Encounters
A Hermeneutic Inquiry into the Situation of Political Obligation
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Beschreibung
This book takes the novel approach of framing Political Obligation as a situation rather than a problem. By doing so, Political Obligation is not considered as an issue to be solved, but a central condition of existence to be investigated and understood. The book launches a hermeneutic inquiry into how this relationship of obligation is constructed through encounters in which the citizen comes face-to-face with the existential manifestations of the State. The book first discusses the dominant approaches to Political Obligation to elucidate the benefits of an existential hermeneutical approach. The notion of encounter is then developed into a hermeneutic approach capable of uncovering and interpreting the arguments, ideas, and narratives of obligation as are communicated in political communities. Finally, the limitations of this approach are considered in reference to the concerns of the Post-truth era.
A highly original and innovative examination into the question of ‘Political Obligation’ Offers a hermeneutical attempt to understand political phenomena rather than a strictly normative account of Political Theory Engages with key philosophical ideas and figures, especially existentialist thinkers such as Kierkegaard Provides a timely investigation of areas at the intersection between Political Theory and Continental Philosophy
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Ruairidh J. Brown
Themen in »Political Encounters«
Political Obligation The State Philosophical Hermeneutics Civil disobedience existential philosophy political authority Post-truth Rationalism Normative Rational Paradigm Conservatism Communitarianism Marxism False Consciousness Confucian Communitarianism Normative political theory
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“Brown’s stimulating book expands our interpretive horizon by putting Kierkegaard into conversation with a diverse range of interlocutors as well as with varied social contexts. It shifts our focus from the concept to the living experience of political obligation, allowing the vitality of this experience to emerge through a multifaceted reassessment of what it means to be obligated to our communities or countries.” (Patrick Hayden, Professor, Political Theory and International Relations, University of St. Andrews, UK)
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