UID:
edocfu_9959234517202883
Format:
1 online resource (352 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-60278-0
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9786612602788
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90-474-2994-X
Series Statement:
Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; 23
Content:
Louis Althusser’s interpretation of Niccolò Machiavelli has never really been studied in any detail as an analysis of political action and intervention. The same is also true for Althusser’s notion of aleatory materialism. Instead, these have conventionally been studied from the viewpoint of a philosophical perspective in which politics is excluded. The objective of the present book thus runs against many of the prevailing views on Althusser. Here the emphasis is placed on Althusser's advancement of a theory of materialist politics. The main argument put forward is that, for Althusser, it was essential to reflect on how the conjunctural understanding of history and reality could offer a theoretical starting point for a subversive political strategy.
Note:
Translated from the Finnish.
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Preliminary Material /
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Chapter One. Introductory Comments /
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Chapter Two. A Critique Of Hegelianism /
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Chapter Three. Aleatory Materialism /
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Chapter Four. Althusser’S Aleatory Machiavelli /
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Chapter Five. The Subversive Machiavelli /
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Chapter Six. Conclusion /
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References /
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Index /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-04-17650-0
Language:
English
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