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Evil in the Western Philosophical Tradition

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Evil in the Western Philosophical Tradition

By: Gavin Rae

Gavin Rae analyses the history of Western conceptions of evil, showing it to be remarkably complex, differentiated and contested. He traces the problem of evil from early and Medieval Christian philosophy to modern philosophy, German Idealism, post-structuralism and contemporary analytic philosophy and secularisation.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474445349

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9781474445344

Poststructuralist Agency

The Subject in Twentieth-Century Theory

By: Gavin Rae

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Poststructuralist Agency

The Subject in Twentieth-Century Theory

By: Gavin Rae

Gavin Rae shows that the problematic status of agency caused by the poststructuralist decentring of the subject is a central concern for poststructuralist thinkers. He shows how this plays out in the thinking of Deleuze, Derrida and Foucault, and find the best explanation of agency for the founded subject in the work of Castoriadis.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474459382

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Critiquing Sovereign Violence

Law, Biopolitics and Bio-Juridicalism

By: Gavin Rae

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Critiquing Sovereign Violence

Law, Biopolitics and Bio-Juridicalism

By: Gavin Rae

Gavin Rae offers an original approach to sovereign violence by looking at a wide range of thinkers, which he organises into three models. Benjamin, Schmitt, Arendt, Deleuze and Guattari form the radical-juridical perspective; Foucault and Agamben the biopolitical; Derrida the bio-juridical - which Rae argues produces the most nuanced account. Rae engages with new translations of 'The Beast and the Sovereign' and 'The Death Penalty' to show that Derrida offers a radical and alternative angle in which violence is placed between law and life, simultaneously creating and regulating each through the other.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474445306

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The Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas

By: Gavin Rae

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The Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas

By: Gavin Rae

In this book, Gavin Rae analyses the foundations of political life by undertaking a critical comparative analysis of the political theologies of Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas. In so doing, Rae contributes to key debates in contemporary political philosophy, specifically those relating to the nature of, and the relationship between, the theological, the political, and the ethical, as well as those questioning the existence of ahistoric metaphysical, ontological, and epistemological foundations. While the theological is often associated with belief in a fixed foundation such as God or the truth of a religion, Rae identifies another sense rooted in epistemology. On this understanding, the ontological limitations of human cognition mean that, ultimately, human truth is based in faith and so can never be certain. The argument developed suggests that Levinas’ conception of the political is grounded in theology in the sense of religion, particularly the revelations of Judaism. For this reason, Levinas claims that the political decision is based on how to implement a prior religiously-inspired norm: justice. Schmitt, in contrast, develops a conception of the political rooted in epistemic faith to claim that the political decision is normless. While sympathetic to Schmitt’s conception of theology and its relationship to the political, Rae concludes by arguing that the emphasis Levinas places on responsibility is crucial to understanding the implications of this. The continuing relevance of Schmitt’s and Levinas’ political theologies is that they teach us that, while the political decision is ultimately normless, we bear an infinite responsibility for the consequences of this normless decision.

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1137591684

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Evil in the Western Philosophical Tradition

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Evil in the Western Philosophical Tradition

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Charting a sweeping history of evil within the Western philosophical tradition, Gavin Rae shows that the problem of evil - as a conceptual problem - came to the fore with the rise of monotheism. Rae traces the problem of evil from early and Medieval Christian philosophy to modern philosophy, German Idealism, post-structuralism and contemporary analytic philosophy and secularisation.

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1474445357

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Realizing Freedom: Hegel, Sartre and the Alienation of Human Being

By: G. Rae

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Realizing Freedom: Hegel, Sartre and the Alienation of Human Being

By: G. Rae

A first in English, this book engages with the ways in which Hegel and Sartre answer the difficult questions: What is it to be human? What place do we have in the world? How should we live? What can we be?

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Ontology in Heidegger and Deleuze

A Comparative Analysis

By: G. Rae

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Ontology in Heidegger and Deleuze

A Comparative Analysis

By: G. Rae

The first book in English to offer an extended comparative analysis of Heidegger and Deleuze. Those familiar with Heidegger's and Deleuze's thinking will find a detailed, well-researched book that comes to an innovative conclusion, while those new to both will find a clear, well-written exposition of their key concepts.

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1137404566

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Poland's Return to Capitalism

From the Socialist Bloc to the European Union

By: Gavin Rae

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Poland's Return to Capitalism

From the Socialist Bloc to the European Union

By: Gavin Rae

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN NJR AND BLURB SHOULD NOT BE USED IN ITS RAW FORM: This book considers the social, economic and political consequences of Poland's transition from socialism to capitalism. The immense changes that have occurred in the country over the past decade and a half are analysed in their historical and geo-political framework. Poland was the first Eastern European country to return to capitalism, with its shock-therapy economic reforms replicated throughout the region. These sought to dismantle the socialist elements of the economy as rapidly as possible and open up the post-socialist countries to the world capitalist market. The former socialist countries were absorbed into the international division of labour and their economies quickly became a part of and dependent upon the global capitalist system. The revolutions of 1989-91 not only transformed Eastern Europe but instigated fundamental changes to the international capitalist system itself. By opening up the ex-socialist economies to international capital a new era of globalisation was opened, as the principles and practices of neo-liberalism gained ascendancy. While a section of society prospered from this opening, other social groups saw their living-standards decline, creating large social inequalities. One consequence of these social divisions has been the destabilising of the newly created democratic political systems. The growth of more authoritarian, conservative political currents in Poland is an example of this. As the largest and most strategically important country in Central-Eastern Europe, Poland has increasingly become a focus of international relations between the major powers. Events in Poland, especially after European expansion, influence relations between the USA, the European Union and Russia. This book therefore looks both at how the absorption of Poland into the international capitalist system has transformed the country and at how this process is contributing to developments globally. It finishes by considering developments since EU Accession and at the expected results of this expansion both within Poland and an enlarged EU.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857715739

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Critiquing Sovereign Violence

Law, Biopolitics and Bio-Juridicalism

By: Gavin Rae

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Ontology in Heidegger and Deleuze

A Comparative Analysis

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The Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas

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Realizing Freedom: Hegel, Sartre and the Alienation of Human Being

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Poland's Return to Capitalism

From the Socialist Bloc to the European Union

By: Gavin Rae

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Poland's Return to Capitalism

From the Socialist Bloc to the European Union

By: Gavin Rae

As the largest and most strategically important country in Central-Eastern Europe, Poland's transformation from socialism to capitalism has brought with it immense political changes. Poland was the first Eastern European country to return to capitalism, with its shock-therapy economic reforms replicated throughout the region. Here Gavin Rae analyses the changes to the country since 1989 in their historical and geo-political framework. He looks at both how the absorption of Poland into the international capitalist system has transformed the country and how this process is contributing to developments globally. This book considers the importance of the development of European Union expansion and at its expected results within Poland and an enlarged EU.

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Book's by Rae Gavin Rae

Evil in the Western Philosophical Tradition

Evil in the Western Philosophical Tradition

Poststructuralist Agency

Poststructuralist Agency

Critiquing Sovereign Violence

Critiquing Sovereign Violence

The Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas

The Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas

Evil in the Western Philosophical Tradition

Evil in the Western Philosophical Tradition

Realizing Freedom: Hegel, Sartre and the Alienation of Human Being

Realizing Freedom: Hegel, Sartre and the Alienation of Human Being

Ontology in Heidegger and Deleuze

Ontology in Heidegger and Deleuze

Poland's Return to Capitalism

Poland's Return to Capitalism

Critiquing Sovereign Violence

Critiquing Sovereign Violence

Ontology in Heidegger and Deleuze

Ontology in Heidegger and Deleuze

The Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas

The Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas

Realizing Freedom: Hegel, Sartre and the Alienation of Human Being

Realizing Freedom: Hegel, Sartre and the Alienation of Human Being

Poland's Return to Capitalism

Poland's Return to Capitalism

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