Political Encounters

A Hermeneutic Inquiry into the Situation of Political Obligation

AvRuairidh J. Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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This book takes the novel approach of framing Political Obligation as a situation rather than a problem. The book first discusses the dominant approaches to Political Obligation to elucidate the benefits of an existential hermeneutical approach.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-08-14
Mått:148 x 210 x 13 mm
Vikt:301 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:213
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030173425

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Ruairidh J. Brown teaches International Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. He holds a PhD in Political Theory from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

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1. Introduction.- 2. The ‘Rational Individual’- Rational Paradigms of Political Obligation.- 3. The Importance of Tradition and Culture- Context-based Paradigms of Political Obligation.- 4. The Oppressor and the Oppressed- Marxist and Other Critical Paradigms of Political Obligation.- 5. Inside the Situation- Introducing the Hermeneutic Concept of Encounter.- 6.The Encounter and Obligation.- 7. Political Obligation and the Post-truth Era- Limitation, Critique, and a Defense of the Approach through the Encounter.- 8. Conclusion.