An Apology for Philosophy: On the contested relationship between truth and politics

The starting point of this paper is Hannah Arendt’s diagnosis that the introduction of philosophical truth into politics leads to tyrannical or totalitarian outcomes. A critique of this diagnosis is offered on the basis of Michel Foucault’s last lectures at the Collège de France where he discussed t...

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Autore principale: Signe Larsen
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: The University of Akureyri 2014-11-01
Serie:Nordicum-Mediterraneum
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Accesso online:http://nome.unak.is/nm-marzo-2012/vol-9-no-4-2014/75-conference-paper/515-an-apology-for-philosophy-on-the-contested-relationship-between-truth-and-politics