{"product_id":"democracy-and-community-hardback-9781509535347","title":"Democracy and Community (Hardback) 9781509535347","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDemocracy and Community\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJean-Luc Nancy (Author), Peter Engelmann (Author), Wieland Hoban (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509535347, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 April 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e120 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.3 x 13 x 1.5 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘That the common is not a blanket under which we huddle with others for protection, but a blank that eludes us, is the political lesson Nancy has sought to impart. This moving interview exposes the restless vigilance required to safeguard the negativity of this profound insight against its collapse into utopian fantasy.’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Copjec, Brown University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept of community is tainted by the events of the twentieth century, frequently appropriated by totalitarian regimes for the purposes of exclusion and oppression. In this dialogue with Peter Engelmann, philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy attempts to reframe community as central to a reconceptualization of politics and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObserving that all our interactions are in some way shared experiences, Nancy demonstrates that a common sense of life precedes our existence as individuals: we can only truly make sense of life in a plurality. Democracy is typically concerned with establishing political unity, yet its greater task lies in community: creating a space in which sense can realize itself and circulate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis conversation with one of France’s foremost thinkers will be of great interest to all readers of contemporary philosophy and political theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eI. Rethinking the Political \u003cp\u003eNote\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. History: Between Process and Event\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. The Ontology of Communality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. The Spirit of Communism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Democracy: Fixation or Circulation of Sense?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor’s Afterword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441795887384,"sku":"9781509535347","price":29.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509535347.jpg?v=1785025852","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/democracy-and-community-hardback-9781509535347","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}