Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32701/dp.20.1.1
Democracy and the soul of politics. Rethinking theological concept in the light of Badiou, Nancy, Marx and Rancière
Thies Münchow
; Europa–Universität Flensburg
Abstract
In accord with Jean–Luc Nancy and Alain Badiou the article argues for an understanding of the idea of democracy as a “truth procedure” that is instigated by the event of the encounter of at least two persons or peoples. When Nancy states that democracy is “spirit,” “breath,” and “sense” he implicitly links democracy to the idea of the soul. As life principle of the human being the soul instigates a truth procedure which brings humanity into being as an idea that exceeds any concept of citizenship bound to a state or nation. In association with both Giorgio Agamben’s reading of Karl Marx and Jacques Rancière’s concept of politics the article concludes with the statement that the idea of democracy refers to the soul of politics which is the idea of humanity.
Keywords
1968; Giorgio Agamben; Alain Badiou; Democracy; Event; Karl Marx; Jean–Luc Nancy; Politics; Jacques Rancière; Soul; Truth Procedure
Hrčak ID:
216860
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Publication date:
7.2.2019.
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