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The specter of Babel : a reconstruction of political judgment / Michael J. Thompson

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Thompson, Michael J., 1973-
Published
Albany : State University of New York Press, [2020]
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xvi, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents
Introduction: Cybernetic society and the crisis of modernity -- Part 1. In the courtyard of Babel: Postmetaphysics and the failure of critical judgment. A critique of the judgment paradigm in contemporary political philosophy -- Hannah Arendt's reconstruction of political judgment -- The discursive fallacy: Language and power in practical reason -- Recognition theory and the obfuscation of critique -- Part 2. Beyond Babel: Social ontology and the reconstruction of critical reason. Recovering the ontological infrastructure of political judgment -- The properties and modes of critical social ontology -- An ontological framework for practical reason -- Obligation and disobedience: The practice of critical judgment.
Summary
"Boldly presents a new way of thinking about perennial political concepts such as freedom, justice, and the common good"--
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9781438480350 hardcover
1438480350 hardcover
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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