Violence and Phenomenology

This book pursues the problem of whether violence can be understood to be constitutive of its own sense or meaning, as opposed to being merely instrumental. Dodd draws on the resources of phenomenological philosophy, and takes the form of a series of dialogues between figures both inside and outside of this tradition. The central figures considered include Carl von Clausewitz, Carl Schmitt, Hannah Arendt, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ernst Jünger, and Martin Heidegger, and the study concludes with an analysis of the philosophy of Jan Patocka.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Reflections on Violence
Chapter One: Schmitt’s Challenge (Clausewitz, Schmitt)
Chapter Two: On Violence (Arendt, Sartre)
Chapter Three: On the Line (Jünger, Heidegger)
Chapter Four: Violence and Responsibility (Patocka)
Conclusion: Six Problems of Violence
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

James Dodd is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, New York, USA.

Summary

This book pursues the problem of whether violence can be understood to be constitutive of its own sense or meaning, as opposed to being merely instrumental. The central figures considered include Clausewitz, Schmitt, Arendt, Sartre, Jünger, Heidegger, and Patocka.

Product details

• Authors: James Dodd
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.12.2013
• EAN: 9780415851961
• ISBN: 978-0-415-85196-1
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Studies in Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education