In this new book, Dimitris Vardoulakis asks how it is possible to think of a politics that is not commensurate with sovereignty. For such a politics, he argues, sovereignty is defined not in terms of the exception but as the different ways in which violence is justified. Vardoulakis shows how it is possible to deconstruct the various justifications of violence. Such dejustifications can take place only by presupposing an other to sovereignty, which Vardoulakis identifies with radical democracy. In doing so, Sovereignty and Its Other puts forward both a novel critique of sovereignty and an original philosophical theory of democratic practice.
About the author
Dimitris Vardoulakis is Associate Professor and deputy chair of philosophy at Western Sydney University.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 272 ● ISBN 9780823252213 ● File size 0.7 MB ● Publisher Fordham University Press ● City New York ● Country US ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4848200 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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