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“Critchley is Žižek” : in defence of critical political philosophy Sharpe, Matthew 2009, “Critchley is Žižek” : in defence of critical political philosophy, Critical horizons, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 180-196. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title “Critchley is Žižek” : in defence of critical political philosophy Author(s) Sharpe, Matthew Journal name Critical horizons Volume number 10 Issue number 2 Start page 180 End page 196 Total pages 16 Publisher Equinox Publishing Ltd. Place of publication Sheffield, U. K. Publication date 2009 ISSN 1440-9917 1568-5160 Summary In an ironically Žižekian manner, this paper argues that Simon Critchley and Slavoj Žižek's apparent political disagreement (ludic reformist versus strident revolutionary) conceal a common set of preconditions and presuppositions. These presuppositions can be summed by the slogan “the forgetting of political philosophy”, which more specifically means the forgetting of the difference between philosophy and political life, and the reflective need to find mediations between the two. Critchley's turn to humour honours the notion that politics is about the realm of appearances, while Žižek's frank avowal of the “diabolical evil” of the subject of the death drive makes patently clear the dangers posed by a “politics of Truth”. Language eng Field of Research 220319 Social Philosophy Socio Economic Objective 970122 Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, Acumen Publishing Ltd. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30020080 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Faculty of Arts and Education Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 29 Sep 2009, 14:46:48 EST Wed, 30 Sep 2009, 08:20:37 EST Wed, 30 Sep 2009, 15:45:07 EST Wed, 30 Sep 2009, 15:50:10 EST Mon, 16 May 2011, 15:09:48 EST Thu, 12 Jan 2012, 09:20:27 EST Thu, 12 Jan 2012, 09:22:38 EST Mon, 20 Feb 2012, 10:10:24 EST Filtered Full Citation counts: Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 407 Abstract Views, 5 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 29 Sep 2009, 14:46:46 EST

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