Agonistic politics between ethics and politics
Agonistic politics between ethics and politics
Author(s): Chantal MouffeSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Фондация за хуманитарни и социални изследвания - София
Keywords: agonistic politics; agonism; ethics; politics; antagonism
Summary/Abstract: In this paper I examine the differences existing between the diverse theorists who advocate an agonistic approach. After a brief presentation of the main tenets of my own view – which puts the emphasis on the ineradicability of antagonism – I distinguish it from those who envisage an ‘agonism without antagonism’ like Hannah Arendt, Bonnie Honig, and William Connolly. I argue that those theories do not offer an adequate conception of the political and that they should better be classified as ‘ethical’.
Journal: Критика и хуманизъм
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 35
- Page Range: 13-22
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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