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Book SynopsisFocuses on Ranciere's central political idea that a democratic politics emerges from the presupposition of equality.
Trade ReviewEquality is not something that we must expect from state institutions. It is something that we must both presuppose and create through collective action. Todd May investigates in depth the philosophical grounds ethical implications and practical consequences of the view of active equality. Much more than a commentary, his book is a powerful analysis of what politics means and how we can recover the project of political action. -- Jacques Ranciere Equality is not something that we must expect from state institutions. It is something that we must both presuppose and create through collective action. Todd May investigates in depth the philosophical grounds ethical implications and practical consequences of the view of active equality. Much more than a commentary, his book is a powerful analysis of what politics means and how we can recover the project of political action.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; 1. Passive Equality; 2. Active Equality: Democratic Politics; 3. The Historical Roots of Democratic Politics: Anarchism; 4. The Normative Framework of Democratic Politics; 5. Active Equality in Contemporary Politics; Bibliography; Index.
