Contingency, hegemony, universality : contemporary dialogues on the left
Three theorists engage in a dialogue on central questions of contemporary philosophy and politics. Their essays range from the Hegelian legacy in contemporary critical theory debate, to the merits of post-structuralism and Lacanian psychoanalysis for a critical social theory.
vi, 329 p. ; 19 cm.
9781859842782, 9781859847572, 185984278X, 1859847579
318240304
Introduction
Questions
Restaging the universal : hegemony and the limits of formalism / Judith Butler
Identity and hegemony : the role of universality in the constitution of political logics / Ernesto Laclau
Class struggle or postmodernism? Yes, please! / Slavoj Žižek
Competing universalities / Judith Butler
Structure, history and the political / Ernesto Laclau
Da capo senza fine / Slavoj Žižek
Dynamic conclusions / Judith Butler
Constructing universality / Ernesto Laclau
Holding the place / Slavoj Žižek