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Decolonizing democracy : power in a solid state /

In order to achieve a true democracy, this book explores different political and philosophical traditions that do not necessarily seem to speak in unison, notwithstanding their common goal: to propose an alternative to hard-line neo-liberalism, Western hegemony and coloniality.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sanín Restrepo, Ricardo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield International, Ltd., [2016]
Colección:Global critical Caribbean thought.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Coloniality: decrypting power in a solid state
  • First definition of democracy: the hidden people as the dark energy of power
  • Difference and simulacra: the poisoned gift of Platonism
  • The plastic soul of democracy: power between potentia, potestas, and actuality
  • The phantom pain of civilization: against Negrís understanding of Spinoza.