From Alienation to Forms of Life: The Critical Theory of Rahel Jaeggi

Published by Penn State University Press 2018

From Alienation to Forms of Life

The Critical Theory of Rahel Jaeggi

Edited by: Amy Allen and Eduardo Mendieta

Volume 1 in the series Penn State Series in Critical Theory

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271081663

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The wide-ranging work of Rahel Jaeggi, a leading voice of the new generation of critical theorists, demonstrates how core concepts and methodological approaches in the tradition of the Frankfurt School can be updated, stripped of their dubious metaphysical baggage, and made fruitful for critical theory in the twenty-first century. In this thorough introduction to Jaeggi’s work for English-speaking audiences, scholars assess and critique her efforts to revitalize critical theory.

Jaeggi’s innovative work reclaims key concepts of Hegelian-Marxist social philosophy and reads them through the lens of such thinkers as Adorno, Heidegger, and Dewey, while simultaneously putting them into dialogue with contemporary analytic philosophy. Structured for classroom use, this critical introduction to Rahel Jaeggi is an insightful and generative confrontation with the most recent transformation of Frankfurt School–inspired social and philosophical critical theory. This volume features an essay by Jaeggi on moral progress and social change, essays by leading scholars engaging with her conceptual analysis of alienation and the critique of forms of life, and a Q&A between Jaeggi and volume coeditor Amy Allen. For scholars and students wishing to engage in the debate with key contemporary thinkers over the past, present, and future(s) of critical theory, this volume will be transformative.

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Allen Amy :

Amy Allen is Liberal Arts Research Professor of Philosophy and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Head of the Department of Philosophy at Penn State University.Mendieta Eduardo :

Eduardo Mendieta is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Director of the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Chapter 1 Introduction Amy Allen and Eduardo Mendieta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 “Resistance to the Perpetual Danger of Relapse” Moral Progress and Social Change Rahel Jaeggi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter 3 Decentered Social Selves Interrogating Alienation in Conversation with Rahel Jaeggi John Christman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Chapter 4 The Normativity of Forms of Life Frederick Neuhouser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Chapter 5 In Search of the Negative in Rahel Jaeggi’s Kritik von Lebensformen Max Pensky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Chapter 6 What’s Critical about Critical Theory?— Redux Rocío Zambrana Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
Chapter 7 On the Politics of Forms of Life Daniel Loick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Chapter 8 Forms of Life, Progress, and Social Struggle On Rahel Jaeggi’s Critical Theory Robin Celikates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Chapter 9 Progress, Normativity, and the Dynamics of Social Change An Exchange between Rahel Jaeggi and Amy Allen Eva von Redecker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Chapter 10 Reply to My Critics Rahel Jaeggi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 256

eBook

Published: June 12, 2018
ISBN: 9780271081663