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Book SynopsisThis book brings together an ensemble of leading theorists and younger voices to explore new dimensions of Seyla Benhabib’s thought across critical theory, feminism, and democratic theory, foregrounding the intricate relationship between critique and universality.
Trade ReviewThese rich and compelling essays testify not only to the breadth and brilliance of Seyla Benhabib's thought but also to her dialogism, mentorship, and influence. A marvelous collection! -- Nancy Fraser, author of
Cannibal Capitalism: How Our System Is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet—and What We Can Do About ItIf there had not been sufficient proof so far of the enormous importance of Seyla Benhabib's political philosophy for understanding our present predicaments, this collection of articles offers it in abundance. Its contributions, ranging from moral psychology over political theory to postcolonial studies and written by eminent scholars within the different fields, discuss from very different perspectives Benhabib's idea that universalism can be situated and decentered by understanding it as a design for the never ending process of including ever more groups in the circle of those whose voices must be heard and respected. This is indispensable reading for everyone interested in contemporary political philosophy. -- Axel Honneth, author of
Freedom’s Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic LifeThis volume pays persuasive tribute to the power of Seyla Benhabib's compelling rethinking of the legacies of critical political theory. Concepts such as dialogical universalism, cosmopolitanism of codependence from below, democratic iterations, jurisgenerative politics and postnational sovereignty characterize her attempt to explore new normative grounds for political theory by thinking with and against Kant and Hegel, Arendt and Habermas in an age of migrations and the threat of new forms of neo-fascism across the world. -- Andreas Huyssen, author of
Miniature Metropolis: Literature in an Age of Photography and FilmThe accelerating impact of the Frankfurt School around the world owes much to gifted thinkers who demonstrate how a tradition can remain alive and open to the future through creative elaboration. No one exemplifies this process as powerfully as Seyla Benhabib, who has enriched critical theory with insights from feminism, postcolonial studies, democratic and human rights theory, and the writings of Hannah Arendt. As this stimulating collection of essays attests, she is more than a link in a single chain, but rather at the center of an expanding global network of critical thinkers who are grappling with the most urgent issues of our day. -- Martin Jay, author of
Splinters in Your Eye: Frankfurt School ProvocationsThis wide-ranging and penetrating collection on the work of Seyla Benhabib, one of the most influential figures in the 'third generation' of critical theorists, is not only an important testimony to Benhabib's influence but also a significant contribution in its own right. With its wide range of topics, the volume should be of interest to scholars even beyond those primarily interested in Benhabib's own unique contributions. -- Kenneth Baynes, author of
HabermasTable of ContentsPreface
Introduction: In Search of Another Universalism, by Anna Jurkevics
Part I: Critique, Norm, and Utopia1. Benhabib and Habermas on Discourse and Development, by Thomas McCarthy
2. Normativity and Reality: Toward a Critical and Realistic Theory of Politics, by Rainer Forst
3. Loss of World, Not Certainty: “Amor Mundi” and the Moral Psychology of Seyla Benhabib, by Carmen Lea Dege
4. Nature as a Concrete Other: An Alternative Voice in Kant’s Conception of Beauty and Dignity, by Umur Basdas
5. “To Burst Open the Possibilities of the Present”: Seyla Benhabib and Utopia, by Bernard E. Harcourt
Part II: Thinking With and Against Arendt6. “Thinking With and Against” as Feminist Political Theory, by Patchen Markell
7. Arendt and Truth, by Gaye İlhan Demiryol
8. Understanding Eichmann and Anwar: Reenactment and the Psychic Lives of Perpetrators, by Sonali Chakravarti
Part III: Democratic Iterations and Cosmopolitanism9. Democracy Without Shortcuts: An Institutional Approach to Democratic Legitimacy, by Cristina Lafont
10. Another Republicanism: Dissent, Institutions, and Renewal, by Christian Volk
11. Three Models of Communicative Cosmopolitanism, by Peter J. Verovšek
12. At the Borders of the Self: Democratic Iterations as a Theory of Postnational Sovereignty, by Paul Linden-Retek
Part IV: Jurisgenerativity13. Back to the Future? Critical Theory and the Law, by William E. Scheuerman
14. The Unfinished Revolution: The Right to Have Rights and Birthright Citizenship, by Eduardo Mendieta
15. Genocide and Jurisgenesis, by Max Pensky
16. Jurisgenerativity in the Age of Big Data, by Matthew Longo
Part V: Deprovincializing Critical Theory17.
Pachamama’s Rights, Climate Crisis, and the Decolonial Cosmos, by Angélica María Bernal
18. What Is the Other in Seyla Benhabib’s
Another Cosmopolitanism?, by Drucilla Cornell
19. Border Deaths as Forced Disappearances: Frantz Fanon and the Outlines of a Critical Phenomenology, by Ayten Gündoğdu
20. Gender Trouble: Manhood, Inclusion, and Justice in the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Shatema Threadcraft and Brandon M. Terry
Part VI: Philosophy and Friendship21. Fragments of an Intellectual Autobiography, by Seyla Benhabib
22. Swimming, by Carolin Emcke
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