Moral perfectionism and democratic responsiveness
Reading Cavell with Foucault
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12866702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A J Norval (University of Essex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 207-229 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics & Global Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1654-6369 • E-ISSN: 1654-4951 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3402/egp.v4i4.14448 |
| OpenAlex | W2055853378 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
Starting from existing interpretations of Cavell's account of moral perfectionism, this article seeks to elaborate an account of democratic responsiveness that foregrounds notions of 'turning' and 'manifesting for another'. In contrast to readings of Cavell that privilege reason-giving, the article draws on the writings of Cavell as well as on Foucault's work on parre sia to elaborate a grammar of responsiveness that is attentive to a wider range of practices, forms of embodiment and modes of subjectivity. The article suggests that a focus on the notions of 'turning' and 'manifesting for another' is crucial if we are to account for the processes through which political imagination is opened up so as to bring about novel ways of being and acting. The arguments are illustrated with reference to recent events in the Arab Spring as well as to the politics of redress in a posttransitional social movement, Khulumani
Aesthetics · Democracy · Epistemology · Linguistics · Perfectionism (psychology · Political science · Politics · Privilege (computing · Reading (process · Sociology · Subjectivity · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Philosophy · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |