Perversion And The Art Of Persecution
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Perversion And The Art Of Persecution
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Author : Sean Noah Walsh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Perversion And The Art Of Persecution written by Sean Noah Walsh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Electronic books categories.
Perversion And The Art Of Persecution
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Author : Sean Noah Walsh
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2012
Perversion And The Art Of Persecution written by Sean Noah Walsh and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Philosophy categories.
In this critical work on the political thought of Leo Strauss, Sean Noah Walsh addresses Leo Strauss's claims about esotericism in the philosophic texts of Plato. He challenges Strauss's understanding of esoteric writing as an attempt by Plato to secretly encode the highest truths "exclusively between the lines" in order to avoid persecution. Indeed, through the character of Socrates, the speaker with whom Plato is inextricably associated, Walsh asserts that Plato's exoteric writings were sufficiently incendiary and provocative to demonstrate that a fear of persecution was not his highest priority. The politics that follow from Strauss's thought depend on the interpretation of these Platonic philosophical bases and by analyzing how the problem of fear has been confronted in the works of Plato and Leo Strauss, Walsh offers a direct and thorough account of the politics that emerge from Strauss's esoteric reading of political philosophy. Applying Lacanian psychoanalysis, Walsh investigates the discourse of Straussian esotericism. and examines Plato's writing for examples of exoteric risk, subjecting both Plato and Strauss's writings to Lacan's psychoanalytic technique for interpreting the function of desire in discourse. Given the continuing influence of Strauss's ideas on contemporary politics, particularly within American foreign policy, Walsh's examination of this Straussian esotericism for these effects will prove an interesting read for political theorists, international relations scholars, and philosophers alike.
Philosophy Between The Lines
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Author : Arthur M. Melzer
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2014-09-09
Philosophy Between The Lines written by Arthur M. Melzer and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-09 with Philosophy categories.
“Shines a floodlight on a topic that has been cloaked in obscurity . . . a landmark work in both intellectual history and political theory” (The Wall Street Journal). Philosophical esotericism—the practice of communicating one’s unorthodox thoughts “between the lines”—was a common practice until the end of the eighteenth century. Despite its long and well-documented history, however, esotericism is often dismissed today as a rare occurrence. But by ignoring esotericism, we risk cutting ourselves off from a full understanding of Western philosophical thought. Walking readers through both an ancient (Plato) and a modern (Machiavelli) esoteric work, Arthur M. Melzer explains what esotericism is—and is not. It relies not on secret codes, but simply on a more intensive use of familiar rhetorical techniques like metaphor, irony, and insinuation. Melzer explores the various motives that led thinkers in different times and places to engage in this strange practice, while also exploring the motives that lead more recent thinkers not only to dislike and avoid this practice but to deny its very existence. In the book’s final section, “A Beginner’s Guide to Esoteric Reading,” Melzer turns to how we might once again cultivate the long-forgotten art of reading esoteric works. The first comprehensive, book-length study of the history and theoretical basis of philosophical esotericism, Philosophy Between the Lines is “a treasure-house of insight and learning. It is that rare thing: an eye-opening book . . . By making the world before Enlightenment appear as strange as it truly was, [Melzer] makes our world stranger than we think it is” (George Kateb, Professor of Politics, Emeritus, at Princeton University). “Brilliant, pellucid, and meticulously researched.” —City Journal
Counterrevolution And Repression In The Politics Of Education
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Author : Sean Noah Walsh
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2013-12-12
Counterrevolution And Repression In The Politics Of Education written by Sean Noah Walsh and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-12 with Political Science categories.
Counterrevolution and Repression in the Politics of Education revisits the ideas of Herbert Marcuse in order to examine how his observations on counterrevolution are applicable to present conditions in politics, particularly those pertaining to the politics of education. While Marcuse’s influence in the academy has noticeably waned since its zenith in the late 1960’s, his observations seem more relevant than ever, especially in the current context of economic crises, ideological polarization, and a heightened disaffection with capitalism. In particular, this book focuses on how counterrevolution functions within the field of ideology, manipulating the acquisition, representation, and exercise of reason in order to diminish the faculties of dissent and render utopian projects as the paramount political obscenity. While we are most familiar with counterrevolution in its guise of bloodstained battlefields and ditches filled with the bodies of dissidents, Marcuse alerts us to the decidedly ideological character of counterrevolution in late capitalism. In advanced industrial society, counterrevolution functions by converting the needs of the working class, turning a potentially revolutionary segment of society into clients and supporters of the very system that oppresses them. Furthermore, the counterrevolution in the advanced industrial society is purely preemptive—there is no revolution to be undone or turned back. Starting from the foundation provided by Marcuse, this book demonstrates how the tactics of counterrevolution have been applied in the present for the purpose of undermining criticism and dissent and how counterrevolution has intervened within the politics of reason. In the last several years alone, we have witnessed attempts by state powers to reorganize college and university curricula, a heightened denigration of intellectuals and academics within political discourse, pervasive encroachment of consumerism in the collegiate experience, and the rapid expansion of online teaching. By using Marcuse’s ideas, this book demonstrates that rather than unconnected and isolated, these phenomena are unified by the counterrevolutionary strategy of limiting and obstructing the acquisition of reason for the final aim of narrowing the possibilities for dissent.
The Saturday Review Of Politics Literature Science And Art
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
The Saturday Review Of Politics Literature Science And Art written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with categories.
The Saturday Review Of Politics Literature Science And Art
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1927
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Letters On Religious Persecution
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Author : Mathew Carey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1829
Letters On Religious Persecution written by Mathew Carey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1829 with categories.
Letters On Religious Persecution Proving That That Most Heinous Crime Has Not Been Peculiar To Roman Catholies Fifth Edition Improved
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Author : Mathew Carey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1829
Letters On Religious Persecution Proving That That Most Heinous Crime Has Not Been Peculiar To Roman Catholies Fifth Edition Improved written by Mathew Carey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1829 with categories.
The Law In Nazi Germany
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Author : Alan E. Steinweis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Law In Nazi Germany written by Alan E. Steinweis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
While we often tend to think of the Third Reich as a zone of lawlessness, the Nazi dictatorship and its policies of persecution rested on a legal foundation set in place and maintained by judges, lawyers, and civil servants trained in the law. This volume offers a concise and compelling account of how these intelligent and welleducated legal professionals lent their skills and knowledge to a system of oppression and domination. The chapters address why German lawyers and jurists were attracted to Nazism; how their support of the regime resulted from a combination of ideological conviction, careerist opportunism, and legalistic selfdelusion; and whether they were held accountable for their Nazi-era actions after 1945. This book also examines the experiences of Jewish lawyers who fell victim to anti-Semitic measures. The volume will appeal to scholars, students, and other readers with an interest in Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, and the history of jurisprudence.
The Art Of Group Analysis In Organisations
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Author : Gerhard Wilke
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-05-01
The Art Of Group Analysis In Organisations written by Gerhard Wilke and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-01 with Psychology categories.
Leaders, teams and organisational consultants are faced with a situation of permanent transitions. The current world of organisations is full of beginnings and incomplete endings. The author assumes that the endless re-structuring of living networks of relationships in organisations generates, over time, post-traumatic stress disorder in individuals, groups and the whole system. The book deals with the paradox that continuity is the most important factor in change and that leadership alone solves very little. Even the most heroic figure flounders without the help of the various groups in the organisation, which make things work. The author reflects on his practice of developing teams, professionals and organisations with an approach rooted in group analysis and social anthropology. The dominant way of looking at performance, motivation and leadership focuses on individuals and fails to take into account how we work together, how we fail to co-operate and how inter-dependent we are.