All in the Family : On Community and Incommensurability
Ferguson, Kennan
All in the Family : On Community and Incommensurability - Durham, NC Duke University Press 20120604
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Western political philosophers since Plato have used the family as a model for harmonious political and social relations. Yet, far from being an uncontentious domain for shared interests and common values, the family is often the scene of intense interpersonal conflict and disagreement. In All in the Family, the political theorist Kennan Ferguson reconsiders the family, in its varied forms, as an exemplar of democratic politics and suggests how real rather than idealized family dynamics can help us to better understand and navigate political conflict. By closely observing the attachments that arise in families despite profound disagreements and incommensurabilities, Ferguson argues, we can imagine a political engagement that accommodates radical differences without sacrificing community.
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English
9780822395102 9780822395102
10.1215/9780822395102 doi
Philosophy Disability Ethics Family (biology) Liberalism Political philosophy
All in the Family : On Community and Incommensurability - Durham, NC Duke University Press 20120604
Open Access
Western political philosophers since Plato have used the family as a model for harmonious political and social relations. Yet, far from being an uncontentious domain for shared interests and common values, the family is often the scene of intense interpersonal conflict and disagreement. In All in the Family, the political theorist Kennan Ferguson reconsiders the family, in its varied forms, as an exemplar of democratic politics and suggests how real rather than idealized family dynamics can help us to better understand and navigate political conflict. By closely observing the attachments that arise in families despite profound disagreements and incommensurabilities, Ferguson argues, we can imagine a political engagement that accommodates radical differences without sacrificing community.
Creative Commons
English
9780822395102 9780822395102
10.1215/9780822395102 doi
Philosophy Disability Ethics Family (biology) Liberalism Political philosophy