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This book collects 12 previously untranslated lectures by Castoriadis from 1982 to 1983. Castoriadis focuses on the interconnection between philosophy and democracy and the way both emerge within a self-critical imaginary already in development in the work of early Greek poets and Presocratic philosophers.

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"Castoriadis' insightful and provocative analysis of ancient Greek poetry, history, mythology, and philosophy seeks to elucidate the creation of the two main social imaginary significations": democracy and philosophy as inseparable yet mutually presupposing each other. The book is indispensable for the understanding of the relevance of ancient philosophy for contemporary democratic practice."" -Dmitri Nikulin, The New School for Social Research

The Greek Imaginary

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    A Hardback by Cornelius Castoriadis, John Garner, Mar a-Constanza Garrido Sierralta

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: 21/02/2023
      ISBN13: 9781474475327, 978-1474475327
      ISBN10: 1474475329

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book collects 12 previously untranslated lectures by Castoriadis from 1982 to 1983. Castoriadis focuses on the interconnection between philosophy and democracy and the way both emerge within a self-critical imaginary already in development in the work of early Greek poets and Presocratic philosophers.

      Trade Review
      "Castoriadis' insightful and provocative analysis of ancient Greek poetry, history, mythology, and philosophy seeks to elucidate the creation of the two main social imaginary significations": democracy and philosophy as inseparable yet mutually presupposing each other. The book is indispensable for the understanding of the relevance of ancient philosophy for contemporary democratic practice."" -Dmitri Nikulin, The New School for Social Research

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