Эстетическая политика. Политическая философия по ту сторону факта и ценности

Пер. с англ. Д. Кралечкина; под науч. ред. И. Борисовой; Нац. исслед. ун-т «Высшая школа экономики». — М.: Изд. дом Высшей школы экономики, 2014. — 432 с. — (Политическая теория). — 1000 экз. — ISBN 978-5-7598-0812-1. Вопреки распространенному в западной политической философии рассмотрению политики с этической точки зрения, в настоящей книге известный нидерландский историк идей Франклин Анкерсмит предлагает взглянуть на политику в эстетическом ключе. Подробно рассматривая понятие политической репрезентации, лежащее в основе парламентской демократии, он обращает внимание на его эстетические коннотации. Репрезентация всегда указывает на эстетический разрыв между репрезентируемым и самой репрезентацией; именно в этом эстетическом разрыве берет начало легитимная политическая власть. В представительной демократии эстетический разрыв проявляется в том, что представитель выступает не поверенным, а делегатом избирателя, обладая определенной автономией по отношению к избирателю, подобно тому как картина обладает определенной автономией по отношению к тому, что на ней изображено. Эстетический подход предлагает новый, оригинальный взгляд на истоки и природу демократии и вызовы, с которыми она сталкивается сегодня. Книга представляет интерес для политологов, историков и философов. Слова благодарности Предисловие Введение. Против этики Политическая репрезентация: эстетическое государство Стоицизм, эстетика и демократия Романтизм, постмодернизм и демократия Политика и ирония Политика и метафора Метафора и парадокс в политических работах Токвиля Заключение. Демократия в эпоху непреднамеренных последствий Taking as its point of departure a sharp critique of Rawls's influential A Theory of Justice which, like most Western political philosophy since the seventeenth century, considers ethics to be foundational to a proper understanding of the politicalthis book looks at politics from an aesthetic perspective. To achieve this, it focuses on the notion of political "representation" as the heart of parliamentary democracy, openly welcoming and embracing all the aestheticist connotations of the term. Representation will always present us with an "aesthetic gap" between the represented and the representation; it is in this aesthetic gap that legitimate political power and all political creativity originate. In a representative democracy, this aesthetic gap appears in the fact that the representative is not a mandatary but a delegate of the voter (possessing a certain autonomy with regard to the voter, much in the same way that a painting has a certain autonomy vis--vis what it depicts). This was made clear by Burke more than two centuries ago and has been the practice of well-functioning representative democracies to the present day. The author sees totalitarianism as the inevitable consequence of the abandonment of aestheticism. This "brokenness" of the political world of representative democracy places an aesthetic political philosophy of democracy in the tradition of Machiavelli, Montesquieu, Tocqueville, and Schumpeter, by contrast to most of contemporary political philosophy. The aesthetic view enables us to develop a new and original account of the origins and nature of democracy, one that demonstrates how the present shortcomings of democracy can best be remedied to meet the challenges of the new century. Taking As Its Point Of Departure A Sharp Critique Of Rawls's Influential A Theory Of Justice - Which, Like Most Western Political Philosophy Since The Seventeenth Century, Considers Ethics To Be Foundational To A Proper Understanding Of The Political - This Book Looks At Politics From An Aesthetic Perspective. To Achieve This, It Focuses On The Notion Of Political Representation As The Heart Of Parliamentary Democracy, Openly Welcoming And Embracing All The Aestheticist Connotations Of The Term. Representation Will Always Present Us With An Aesthetic Gap Between The Represented And The Representation; It Is In This Aesthetic Gap That Legitimate Political Power And All Political Creativity Originate. The Aesthetic View Enables Us To Develop A New And Original Account Of The Origins And Nature Of Democracy, One That Demonstrates How The Present Shortcomings Of Democracy Can Best Be Remedied To Meet The Challenges Of The New Century.--jacket. Introduction: Against Ethics -- 1. Political Representation: The Aesthetic State -- 2. Stoa, Aesthetics, And Democracy -- 3. Romanticism, Postmodernism, And Democracy -- 4. Politics And Irony -- 5. Politics And Metaphor -- 6. Metaphor And Paradox In Tocqueville's Political Writings -- Conclusion: Democracy In The Age Of Unintended Consequences. F.r. Ankersmit. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [375]-408) And Indexes. Taking as its point of departure a sharp critique of Rawl's influential work, A Theory of Justice, this text examines politics from an aesthetic perspective Up until the present day, all thinking concerning politics, the state, and society has moved around between norm and fact.