Castoriadis and autonomy in the twenty-first century /

To what degree can the philosophy of Cornelius Castoriadis help analyse and evaluate our current social reality in relation to the project of autonomy? How meaningful is his political proposition for direct democracy in the 21st century? This book presents basic concepts of Castoriadian philosophy,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schismenos, Alexandros, 1978- (Author), Iƍannou, Nikos, 1964- (Author), Spannos, Chris (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
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Table of Contents:
  • Our decisive moment
  • The project of autonomy
  • Eurocentric visions of modern Greece
  • Cornelius Castoriadis : a brief biography
  • The social-historical dimension of time
  • Crisis and insignificance
  • The invisible subject
  • Power, authority, and freedom
  • The ontological revolution of the internet
  • The collapse of the old and the emergence of new significations
  • New forms of social networking and local autonomy.