P E Digeser
Biographic Data
| ID | 1040143 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P E Digeser |
| GIVEN NAMES | P E |
| FAMILY NAME | Digeser |
| SIGNATURE | DIGESER P E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4644-6425 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 170 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Resistance, rape, recognition, and aggression
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the common law of England solidified a masculine ideal of feminine resistance that required women to resist if they were to be recognized as victims of rape. This essay seeks to understand this conception of resistance that is racialized, largely violent, normative, and patriarchal. It also attempts to explain why this conception of resistance would be adopted as a condition for proving a criminal act. The seco…
Plato and the mythic tradition in political thought
The role of the word 'myth' in contemporary political discourse appears to be fairly straightforward: to call something a 'myth' (e.g., 'the Lost Cause,' 'the steal,' 'the stab in the back,' 'the fallen cherry tree,' 'racial superiority,' 'computer chips in vaccines,' 'There was so much love at that [January 6th] rally') is usually to call it a
Collaboration and Its Political Functions
What functions does "collaboration" play in our moral and political practices and how did it come to play those roles? We use the term "collaboration" to identify a valued partnership, but it also names a morally compromised association and functions as a reason for blaming and punishing complicitous behavior. However, it has also played nefarious political roles: shoring up patriarchy, legitimizing ethnic cleansing, and bolstering a myth of nati…
Steven Lukes, Power
This chapter reviews Steven Lukes’ 1974 book Power: A Radical View (PRV). It begins by addressing the debate that erupted in the 1950s and 1960s between those who believed that power was concentrated in the hands of a few and those who argued that power was distributed “pluralistically.” It then considers a set of deeper philosophical/theoretical debates that supported Lukes’ own position, citing Antonio Gramsci’s claim that hegemony could be sec…
Public Reason and International Friendship
In The Law of Peoples, John Rawls offers an idea of international public reason that governs the relationship between liberal and decent peoples. This article begins by considering the relationship between liberal peoples and the form of public reason that they would deem acceptable. It ultimately argues that there is an international public reason that is common to minimally just states that is different from what would be found in the law of pe…
Friendship Between States
Although a substantial philosophical literature exists on the concept of ‘friendship’ and its connections to politics, the possibility that groups such as states could be friends has largely been ignored. This is puzzling since the description of political communities as friends is one that goes back to Thucydides. Moreover, contemporary international politics is replete with references to the concepts of ‘friend’ and ‘friendship’. This article a…
Forgiveness, the Unforgivable and International Relations
This article turns to the idea of political forgiveness as one response to the temptation to eradicate or reject completely actors or regimes that are identified as evil. The possibility for forgiveness, however, hinges on the degree to which our identities are connected to our deeds. If our deeds are intimately connected to defining who we are, then loosening the idea of identity may help us evade the rejection-of-evil position. Derek Parfit's r…
Democracy, Diversity, and Boundaries
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Books in Review
Forgiveness and Politics
Mesurant la validite politique du concept de pardon et son role dans la revendication de justice qui lie les citoyens a leur gouvernement, l'A. etudie la question de la responsabilite du gouvernement et des institutions face aux citoyens, en se referant a la regle de la commensurabilite des degres de responsabilite en fonction du degre de liberte et d'information etablie par M. Walzer. Examinant les notions de pardon et de ressentiment, ainsi que…
Our Politics, Our Selves?
Realism, morality, and liberal democracy
Performativity Trouble
Performativity Trouble
An important theme within postmodem feminism is that essentialist notions of women and naturalized conceptions of the human subject are unnecessary and troubling ingredients for feminist political theory and practice (Alcoff 1988; Ferguson 1988; Hekman 1990; Mouffe 1992). Perhaps no one has advanced this claim more forcefully than Judith Butler through her use of the idea of performativity. According to Butler, our gender, sex and self are the ef…
The Fourth Face of Power
Michel Foucault's writings have given the debate over power yet another twist. But how useful is this novel conception of power to the study of politics? We can better understand Foucault's meaning of "power" (referred to as the fourth face of power or power) by placing it alongside the debate over power which has occupied political scientists for 30 years. This juxtaposition reveals a conception of power that claims to be both descriptive and cr…
Books in Review
The Fourth Face of Power
Michel Foucault's writings have given the debate over power yet another twist. But how useful is this novel conception of power to the study of politics? We can better understand Foucault's meaning of "power" (referred to as the fourth face of power or power) by placing it alongside the debate over power which has occupied political scientists for 30 years. This juxtaposition reveals a conception of power that claims to be both descriptive and cr…
Forgiveness and Politics
Mesurant la validite politique du concept de pardon et son role dans la revendication de justice qui lie les citoyens a leur gouvernement, l'A. etudie la question de la responsabilite du gouvernement et des institutions face aux citoyens, en se referant a la regle de la commensurabilite des degres de responsabilite en fonction du degre de liberte et d'information etablie par M. Walzer. Examinant les notions de pardon et de ressentiment, ainsi que…
Friendship Between States
Although a substantial philosophical literature exists on the concept of ‘friendship’ and its connections to politics, the possibility that groups such as states could be friends has largely been ignored. This is puzzling since the description of political communities as friends is one that goes back to Thucydides. Moreover, contemporary international politics is replete with references to the concepts of ‘friend’ and ‘friendship’. This article a…
Performativity Trouble
An important theme within postmodem feminism is that essentialist notions of women and naturalized conceptions of the human subject are unnecessary and troubling ingredients for feminist political theory and practice (Alcoff 1988; Ferguson 1988; Hekman 1990; Mouffe 1992). Perhaps no one has advanced this claim more forcefully than Judith Butler through her use of the idea of performativity. According to Butler, our gender, sex and self are the ef…
Public Reason and International Friendship
In The Law of Peoples, John Rawls offers an idea of international public reason that governs the relationship between liberal and decent peoples. This article begins by considering the relationship between liberal peoples and the form of public reason that they would deem acceptable. It ultimately argues that there is an international public reason that is common to minimally just states that is different from what would be found in the law of pe…
Collaboration and Its Political Functions
What functions does "collaboration" play in our moral and political practices and how did it come to play those roles? We use the term "collaboration" to identify a valued partnership, but it also names a morally compromised association and functions as a reason for blaming and punishing complicitous behavior. However, it has also played nefarious political roles: shoring up patriarchy, legitimizing ethnic cleansing, and bolstering a myth of nati…
Resistance, rape, recognition, and aggression
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the common law of England solidified a masculine ideal of feminine resistance that required women to resist if they were to be recognized as victims of rape. This essay seeks to understand this conception of resistance that is racialized, largely violent, normative, and patriarchal. It also attempts to explain why this conception of resistance would be adopted as a condition for proving a criminal act. The seco…
Forgiveness, the Unforgivable and International Relations
This article turns to the idea of political forgiveness as one response to the temptation to eradicate or reject completely actors or regimes that are identified as evil. The possibility for forgiveness, however, hinges on the degree to which our identities are connected to our deeds. If our deeds are intimately connected to defining who we are, then loosening the idea of identity may help us evade the rejection-of-evil position. Derek Parfit's r…
Democracy, Diversity, and Boundaries
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Books in Review
The Fourth Face of Power
Michel Foucault's writings have given the debate over power yet another twist. But how useful is this novel conception of power to the study of politics? We can better understand Foucault's meaning of "power" (referred to as the fourth face of power or power) by placing it alongside the debate over power which has occupied political scientists for 30 years. This juxtaposition reveals a conception of power that claims to be both descriptive and cr…
Performativity Trouble
Performativity Trouble
An important theme within postmodem feminism is that essentialist notions of women and naturalized conceptions of the human subject are unnecessary and troubling ingredients for feminist political theory and practice (Alcoff 1988; Ferguson 1988; Hekman 1990; Mouffe 1992). Perhaps no one has advanced this claim more forcefully than Judith Butler through her use of the idea of performativity. According to Butler, our gender, sex and self are the ef…
Our Politics, Our Selves?
Realism, morality, and liberal democracy
Forgiveness and Politics
Mesurant la validite politique du concept de pardon et son role dans la revendication de justice qui lie les citoyens a leur gouvernement, l'A. etudie la question de la responsabilite du gouvernement et des institutions face aux citoyens, en se referant a la regle de la commensurabilite des degres de responsabilite en fonction du degre de liberte et d'information etablie par M. Walzer. Examinant les notions de pardon et de ressentiment, ainsi que…
Books in Review
Democracy, Diversity, and Boundaries
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Forgiveness, the Unforgivable and International Relations
This article turns to the idea of political forgiveness as one response to the temptation to eradicate or reject completely actors or regimes that are identified as evil. The possibility for forgiveness, however, hinges on the degree to which our identities are connected to our deeds. If our deeds are intimately connected to defining who we are, then loosening the idea of identity may help us evade the rejection-of-evil position. Derek Parfit's r…
Public Reason and International Friendship
In The Law of Peoples, John Rawls offers an idea of international public reason that governs the relationship between liberal and decent peoples. This article begins by considering the relationship between liberal peoples and the form of public reason that they would deem acceptable. It ultimately argues that there is an international public reason that is common to minimally just states that is different from what would be found in the law of pe…
Friendship Between States
Although a substantial philosophical literature exists on the concept of ‘friendship’ and its connections to politics, the possibility that groups such as states could be friends has largely been ignored. This is puzzling since the description of political communities as friends is one that goes back to Thucydides. Moreover, contemporary international politics is replete with references to the concepts of ‘friend’ and ‘friendship’. This article a…
Steven Lukes, Power
This chapter reviews Steven Lukes’ 1974 book Power: A Radical View (PRV). It begins by addressing the debate that erupted in the 1950s and 1960s between those who believed that power was concentrated in the hands of a few and those who argued that power was distributed “pluralistically.” It then considers a set of deeper philosophical/theoretical debates that supported Lukes’ own position, citing Antonio Gramsci’s claim that hegemony could be sec…
Plato and the mythic tradition in political thought
The role of the word 'myth' in contemporary political discourse appears to be fairly straightforward: to call something a 'myth' (e.g., 'the Lost Cause,' 'the steal,' 'the stab in the back,' 'the fallen cherry tree,' 'racial superiority,' 'computer chips in vaccines,' 'There was so much love at that [January 6th] rally') is usually to call it a
Collaboration and Its Political Functions
What functions does "collaboration" play in our moral and political practices and how did it come to play those roles? We use the term "collaboration" to identify a valued partnership, but it also names a morally compromised association and functions as a reason for blaming and punishing complicitous behavior. However, it has also played nefarious political roles: shoring up patriarchy, legitimizing ethnic cleansing, and bolstering a myth of nati…
Resistance, rape, recognition, and aggression
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the common law of England solidified a masculine ideal of feminine resistance that required women to resist if they were to be recognized as victims of rape. This essay seeks to understand this conception of resistance that is racialized, largely violent, normative, and patriarchal. It also attempts to explain why this conception of resistance would be adopted as a condition for proving a criminal act. The seco…
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