Western political philosophers since Plato have used the family as a model for harmonious political and social relations. Yet, far from being an uncontentious domain for shared interests and common values, the family is often the scene of intense interpersonal conflict and disagreement. In All in the Family, the political theorist Kennan Ferguson reconsiders the family, in its varied forms, as an exemplar of democratic politics and suggests how real rather than idealized family dynamics can help us to better understand and navigate political conflict.By closely observing the attachments that arise in families despite profound disagreements and incommensurabilities, Ferguson argues, we can imagine a political engagement that accommodates radical differences without sacrificing community. After examining how the concept of the family has been deployed and misused in political philosophy, Ferguson turns to the ways in which families actually operate: the macropolitical significance of family coping strategies such as silence and the impact that disability and caregiving have on conceptions of spatiality, sameness, and disparity. He also considers the emotional attachment between humans and their pets as an acknowledgment that compassion and community can exist even under conditions of profound difference.
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All in the Family [PDF ebook]
On Community and Incommensurability
All in the Family [PDF ebook]
On Community and Incommensurability
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Dil İngilizce ● Biçim PDF ● Sayfalar 216 ● ISBN 9780822395102 ● Yayımcı Duke University Press ● Yayınlanan 2012 ● İndirilebilir 3 kez ● Döviz EUR ● Kimlik 6780994 ● Kopya koruma Adobe DRM
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