Does philosophy contribute to an invasion complex? Sloterdijk the antagonist and the agonism of Mouffe
The political backlash against multiculturalism alongside the media portrayal of the global refugee crisis would suggest that the spaces for cultural difference have contracted and moved into a mode of transnational crisis management. This article addresses the moral panic over cultural difference b...
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| description | The political backlash against multiculturalism alongside the media portrayal of the global refugee crisis would suggest that the spaces for cultural difference have contracted and moved into a mode of transnational crisis management. This article addresses the moral panic over cultural difference by challenging some of the philosophical frameworks that have justified naturalized negative attitudes towards migrants and dismissed the viability of cosmopolitan perspectives. In particular, the author will critically evaluate the antagonistic perspective developed in Peter Sloterdijk’s writings and Chantal Mouffe’s theory of agonism. To grasp the complex and hybrid forms of cross-cultural exchanges, the author argues that a more robust vision of cosmopolitanism is necessary. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3493c4daee764b82b66e15257aef55192022-12-22T03:32:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Aesthetics & Culture2000-42142017-08-0192132410.1080/20004214.2017.13430831343083Does philosophy contribute to an invasion complex? Sloterdijk the antagonist and the agonism of MouffeNikos Papastergiadis0University of MelbourneThe political backlash against multiculturalism alongside the media portrayal of the global refugee crisis would suggest that the spaces for cultural difference have contracted and moved into a mode of transnational crisis management. This article addresses the moral panic over cultural difference by challenging some of the philosophical frameworks that have justified naturalized negative attitudes towards migrants and dismissed the viability of cosmopolitan perspectives. In particular, the author will critically evaluate the antagonistic perspective developed in Peter Sloterdijk’s writings and Chantal Mouffe’s theory of agonism. To grasp the complex and hybrid forms of cross-cultural exchanges, the author argues that a more robust vision of cosmopolitanism is necessary.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20004214.2017.1343083MulticulturalismcosmopolitanismagonismantagonismSloterdijkMouffe |
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| title | Does philosophy contribute to an invasion complex? Sloterdijk the antagonist and the agonism of Mouffe |
| title_full | Does philosophy contribute to an invasion complex? Sloterdijk the antagonist and the agonism of Mouffe |
| title_fullStr | Does philosophy contribute to an invasion complex? Sloterdijk the antagonist and the agonism of Mouffe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does philosophy contribute to an invasion complex? Sloterdijk the antagonist and the agonism of Mouffe |
| title_short | Does philosophy contribute to an invasion complex? Sloterdijk the antagonist and the agonism of Mouffe |
| title_sort | does philosophy contribute to an invasion complex sloterdijk the antagonist and the agonism of mouffe |
| topic | Multiculturalism cosmopolitanism agonism antagonism Sloterdijk Mouffe |
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