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Politics and truth : political theory and the postmodernist challenge /
The political momentum gathered by the postmodernist challenge to Enlightenment ideals has made the notion of truth more central than ever in politics. Postmodernism maintains that the philosophical validation of ideas by way of truth is intrinsically linked to the legitimation of power. In this pol...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
State University of New York Press,
©1997.
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| Series: | SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- pt. 1. Historical overview: Plato: truth, nontruth, and legitimate power. Hobbes: the science of politics
- pt. 2. Contemporary conundrum: Weber: rationalization and politics. Foucault: discursive politics and the modern state. Arendt: totalitarianism and the human condition
- pt. 3. Conclusion: The politics of truth in context: the case of China. Politics, truth, and democratic practice.