226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is the first to examine in minutiae the politics of Gottlob Frege (1848–1925), and his connections with various traditions of far-right and fascist thought.
Frege was a philosopher of logic, language, and mathematics. But he also believed that one could reconcile the politics of the far right with a firm commitment to reason-guided inquiry and scientific objectivity. The fundamental... Read more
Introduction 1. Frege’s Fascism: “Aryan” Nationalism in the Tagebuch (1924) 2. Frege’s Pre-Fascist Political Itinerary, 1898–1923 3. Elections without Democracy: Vorschläge für ein Wahlgesetz (1918) 4. The Arbitrariness Problem in Regimes of Civic Exclusion 5. “Sharp Boundaries” and “Stern Remedies”: Frege on the Past and Future of Anti-semitic Legislation 6. “Are We Still Christians?”: Frege’s Turn to Political Theology Conclusion Bibliography
Biography
Stephen D’Arcy is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at Huron University College in London, Ontario, Canada, and the author of Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy.
