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Reflections of Equality /

This book brings a new perspective-mainly out of German intellectual discussions rooted in Hegel-to bear on the problems of equality as discussed in Anglo-American conceptions of liberalism. Menke argues that the idea of equality is at the heart of political modernity. At the same time, political mo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Menke, Christoph (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Colección:Cultural Memory in the Present
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface: Equality-Political Not Metaphysical
  • PART I. A QUESTIONING OF EQUALITY
  • 1. The Self-Reflection of Equality
  • 2. Genealogy, Deconstruction, Critique: Three Forms of the Questioning of Morality
  • Annex to Chapter 2. Ability and Faith: The Possibility of Justice
  • PART II. EQUALITY AND INDIVIDUALITY
  • 3. Equality and Coercion: A Hermeneutic Limit of Modern Self-Reflection
  • 4. Liberalism in Conflict: Between Justice and Freedom
  • PART III. FORMS OF SOVEREIGNTY
  • 5. The Permanence of Revolution
  • 6. Mercy and Law: Carl Schmitt's Concept of Sovereignty
  • Notes
  • Index of Names
  • Cultural Memory in the Present