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almahu_9949546540902882
Umfang:
1 online resource (368 p.)
ISBN:
9781478023043
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9783110766912
Inhalt:
In Anarchist Prophets James R. Martel juxtaposes anarchism with what he calls archism in order to theorize the potential for a radical democratic politics. He shows how archism-a centralized and hierarchical political form that is a secularization of ancient Greek and Hebrew prophetic traditions-dominates contemporary politics through a prophet's promises of peace and prosperity or the threat of violence. Archism is met by anarchism, in which a community shares a collective form of judgment and vision. Martel focuses on the figure of the anarchist prophet, who leads efforts to regain the authority for the community that archism has stolen. The goal of anarchist prophets is to render themselves obsolete and to cede power back to the collective so as to not become archist themselves. Martel locates anarchist prophets in a range of philosophical, literary, and historical examples, from Hobbes and Nietzsche to Mary Shelley and Octavia Butler to Kurdish resistance in Syria and the Spanish Revolution. In so doing, Martel highlights how anarchist forms of collective vision and action can provide the means to overthrow archist authority.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction: Disappointing Vision --
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Part I --
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Chapter one. Appointing prophets --
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Chapter two. Hobbes and the holy spirit --
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Chapter three. A most disappointing prophet: Nietzsche's Zarathustra --
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Chapter four. A prophet who can't see the future: Benjamin's Angel of History --
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Part II --
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Chapter five. Navigating (and fighting) archism --
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Chapter six. Can archism ever die? --
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Conclusion: Beyond anarchist prophets --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
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Duke University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110766912
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781478018414
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1515/9781478023043
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781478023043?locatt=mode:legacy
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https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781478023043
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