Image from Google Jackets

Infinitely demanding ethics of commitment, politics of resistance

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London Verso 2008Description: viii, 168 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781781680179
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 172CRI
Summary: The clearest, boldest and most systematic statement of Simon Critchley?s influential views on philosophy, ethics, and politics, Infinitely Demanding identifies a massive political disappointment at the heart of liberal democracy. Arguing that what is called for is an ethics of commitment that can inform a radical politics, Critchley considers the possibility of political subjectivity and action after Marx and Marxism, taking in the work of Kant, Levinas, Badiou and Lacan. Infinitely Demanding culminates in an argument for anarchism as an ethical practice and a remotivating means of political organization.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Book Book UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam 172CRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 002697

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The clearest, boldest and most systematic statement of Simon Critchley?s influential views on philosophy, ethics, and politics, Infinitely Demanding identifies a massive political disappointment at the heart of liberal democracy. Arguing that what is called for is an ethics of commitment that can inform a radical politics, Critchley considers the possibility of political subjectivity and action after Marx and Marxism, taking in the work of Kant, Levinas, Badiou and Lacan. Infinitely Demanding culminates in an argument for anarchism as an ethical practice and a remotivating means of political organization.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
Share