Anatomy of Failure - Philosophy and Political Action

Informationen zum Autor Oliver Feltham is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at the American University of Paris, France. Zusammenfassung Explores the concept of political action from historical, political and philosophical perspectives. This book examines what actually happens in politics, addressing a crucial question: why is failure the fundamental category for understanding politics? Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Thrasymachus versus Socrates on Philosophy and Political Action 2. 1647 - the History of the Leveller-Agitators and the New Model Army 3. Hobbes' and Locke's Metaphysics: Substances No Longer Act, Institutions Act 4. Hobbes and Locke on Religious Conflict: When Institutions Act, Subjects Act 5. Hobbes and Locke on Politics: Sovereign Action and Contractual Action 6. Unveiling the Forgotten Model: the Leveller-Agitators on Joint Action Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Feltham
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.03.2013
• EAN: 9781441160881
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-6088-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -