What is it about?
The claims expounded in this book are elucidated, among others, by means of a historical speculation concerning the stages through which philosophy developed and transformed. In order to grasp the nature of these transformations, I propose a definition of man as an ordering-and-order-seeking being and contend that the purpose of philosophy as a human endeavour is the search for order in all areas of its investigations: metaphysical, moral, aesthetic, social, political, and others. I also argue that the concept of order involved should be seen as an essentially aesthetic category.
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The book opens a new perspective on political aesthetics
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Moving beyond the consideration of politics as a matter of perception, the author employs the concept of recognition to shed fresh light on the normative dimensions of politics, before presenting a series of case studies designed to show the utility of this conception of political aesthetics for explaining contemporary urban social phenomena and political conflicts. As such, Politics and Recognition will appeal to sociologists, philosophers, and political social theorists.
Professor Adam J. Chmielewski
University of Wroclaw
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DOI: 10.4324/9780429297489-3.
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