The Augustinian Imperative
A Reflection on the Politics of Morality- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2002
Summary
An entirely new interpretation of one of the most seminal and widely read figures in the history of political thought, The Augustinian Imperative is also 'an archaeological investigation into the intellectual foundation of liberal societies.' Drawing support from Nietzsche and Foucault, Connolly argues that the Augustinian Imperative contains unethical implications: its carriers too often convert living signs that threaten their ontological self-confidence into modes of otherness to be condemned, punished, or converted in order to restore that confidence. With a lucidity and rhetorical power that makes it readily accessible, The Augustinian Imperative examines Augustine's enactment of the Imperative, explores alternative ethico-political orientations, and subsequently reveals much about the politics of morality in the modern age.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2002
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-8039-3636-2
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7425-7099-3
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 174
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Series Editor's Introduction Morton Schoolman No access
- Preface to the New Edition No access
- Preface No access
- 1. Voices From the Whirlwind No access Pages 1 - 33
- 2. Confessing the Moral God No access Pages 34 - 62
- 3. Gentle Wars of Identity\Difference No access Pages 63 - 90
- 4. The Genesis of Being No access Pages 91 - 130
- 5. Beyond the Moral Imperative No access Pages 131 - 164
- Index No access Pages 165 - 167
- About the Author No access Pages 168 - 174





