Creating Democracy - Arendt and Bakhtin in Dialogue

Creating Democracy brings into dialogue two important theorists of democracy: Hannah Arendt and Mikhail Bakhtin. This book makes a unique contribution to political theory, the possibility of freedom in modern society, and explores a vision of democracy that is sorely needed in a time threatened by authoritarianism.

List of contents

Preface. Introduction. Part 1: Self and Other 1. Plurality and Individuality: Arendt on Self and Other 2. "A World of Others' Words": Bakhtin on Self and Other Part 2: The Human World 3. Discovered and Created: "The World" in Arendt's Thought 4. "The Threshold, the Door, and the Stairway": "The World" in Bakhtin's Thought Part 3: Conclusion 5. Non-Metaphysical Foundationalism: Arendt, Bakhtin, and Political Theory.

About the author

Charles Hersch is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Cleveland State University. He is the author of three books: Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling to Dylan (1997), Subversive Sounds: Race and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans (2007), and Jews and Jazz: Improvising Ethnicity (2017), as well as numerous articles.

Summary

Creating Democracy brings into dialogue two important theorists of democracy: Hannah Arendt and Mikhail Bakhtin. This book makes a unique contribution to political theory, the possibility of freedom in modern society, and explores a vision of democracy that is sorely needed in a time threatened by authoritarianism.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Hersch
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032829289
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3282928-9
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Literary theory, Political science and theory, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism