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190 Pages
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Routledge
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This book pursues the problem of whether violence can be understood to be constitutive of its own sense or meaning, as opposed to being merely instrumental. Dodd draws on the resources of phenomenological philosophy, and takes the form of a series of dialogues between figures both inside and outside of this tradition. The central figures considered include Carl von Clausewitz, Carl Schmitt,... Read more
Introduction: Violence, War, and Philosophy 1. Schmitt’s Challenge (Clausewitz, Schmitt) 2. On Violence (Arendt, Sartre) 3. On the Line (Jünger, Heidegger) 4. Violence and Responsibility (Pato_ka) 5. Conclusion: Six Problems of Violence
Biography
James Dodd is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, New York, USA.
