Critchley is Žižek
In Defence of Critical Political Philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12643574 |
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| Authors | Matt Sharpe (0000-0002-8165-5775, Deakin University Geelong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 180-196 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Horizons (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-9917 • E-ISSN: 1568-5160 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/crit.v10i2.180 |
| OpenAlex | W2073638076 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
In an ironically Žižekian manner, this paper argues that Simon Critchley and Slavoj Žižek's apparent political disagreement (ludic reformist versus strident revolutionary) conceal a common set of preconditions and presuppositions. These presuppositions can be summed by the slogan "the for getting of political philosophy", which more specifically means the forgetting of the difference between philosophy and political life, and the reflective need to find mediations between the two. Critchley's turn to humour honours the notion that politics is about the realm of appearances, while Žižek's frank avowal of the "diabolical evil" of the subject of the death drive makes patently clear the dangers posed by a "politics of Truth
Epistemology · Forgetting · Linguistics · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Presupposition · Realm · Slogan · Sociology · Subject (documents · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics
| Highly cited | No |
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