Thinking Antagonism: Political Ontology after Laclau

Oliver Marchart

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2018

Thinking Antagonism

Political Ontology after Laclau

Oliver Marchart

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474413329

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About this book

Discover Ernesto Laclau’s theory of antagonism and how it contributes to political and cultural thought

Ernesto Laclau (1935–2014) was one of the major theoretical voices on the Left. His concept of antagonism is the cornerstone of his theory of hegemony and the organising concept in his political ontology. Oliver Marchart presents the main features of this ontology and tracks the development of antagonism from German Idealism via Marx to today’s post-Marxism. In doing so, he demonstrates Laclau’s significant contribution to the current ‘ontological turn’ in political thought. By carving out the philosophical implications of antagonism, Marchart proposes a new theory of ‘thinking’ as a collective, political and conflictual practice.

Key Features

The most in-depth engagement with Laclau’s thinking so far
The first systematic and genealogical treatment of antagonism
Follows the reception of Laclau’s thought in political philosophy, human geography and cultural studies
Presents a complete picture of Laclau’s theories of hegemony, discourse and populism
Contributes to the current ‘ontological turn’ in political theory by proposing a never-before developed systematic ontology of the political
Critically engages with conflict theories, including Foucault’s ‘polemology’

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: What is Antagonism? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. ‘What’s Going on with Being?’: Laclau and the Return of Political Ontology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Part I. Thinking the Political
2. Marx on the Beach: An Intellectual History of Antagonism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3. Beyond the ‘War Hypothesis’: Polemology in Foucault, Stiegler and Loraux Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Part II. Thinking Politics
4. The Restless Nature of the Social: On the Micro-Confl ictuality of Everyday Life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
5. Politics and the Popular: Protest and Culture in Laclau’s Theory of Populism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
6. On Minimal Politics: Conditions of Acting Politically Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Part III. Politicising Thought
7. The Final Name of Being: Thinking as Refl ective Intervention Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
8. Being as Acting: The Primacy of Politics and the Politics of Thought Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Conclusion: Ostinato Rigore, or, the Ethics of Intellectual Engagement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: Politics

eBook

Published: March 24, 2022
ISBN: 9781474413329