{"product_id":"castoriadis-and-autonomy-in-the-twenty-first-century-paperback","title":"Castoriadis and Autonomy in the Twenty-first Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexandros Schismenos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNikos Ioannou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Spannos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo what degree can the philosophy of Cornelius Castoriadis help analyze and evaluate our current social reality in relation to the project of autonomy? How meaningful is his political proposition for direct democracy in the 21st century? What significance do the concepts of social time and social space have in the determination of political freedom?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCastoriadis and Autonomy in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e presents basic concepts of Castoriadian philosophy, including the social-historical plane, ontological creativity, and social and individual time that provide the theoretical tools to evaluate the historical phenomena of our era. Drawing from Greece's own turbulent past and the current global crisis to reveal new significances of social freedom, global solidarity and movements of direct democracy, this book explores social autonomy and human freedom today through critical dialogue with Castoriadis' ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNikos Ioannou \u003c\/b\u003eis an author whose research centers around the social-historical movements of the 21st century. He is co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe end of National Politics \u003c\/i\u003e(2016) with Alexandros Schismenos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandros Schismenos \u003c\/b\u003eis a researcher working on social-historical phenomena of the 21st century. He is co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe end of National Politics \u003c\/i\u003e(2016) with Nikos Ioannou. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Spannos\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and Digital Editor and Co-Director of \u003ci\u003eNew Internationalist \u003c\/i\u003emagazine.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784376123680,"sku":"9781350199286","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/64d9172397f1f389e1a5db36a7935710.webp?v=1780603841","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/castoriadis-and-autonomy-in-the-twenty-first-century-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}