Love the Earth: Nietzschean pathways for progressive politics
by Rowe, James K., Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ, 2009, 262 pages; 3384775

Abstract:

The basic argument is that Nietzsche, Bataille, and Foucault (thinkers I generalize as 'Nietzschean') have profound insights to offer progressive politics. The Nietzschean insistence on the contingent nature of reality -- the impermanence of body and idea -- has radical implications when applied to problems progressive movements persistently run up against. The dissertation, after providing a history of contemporary progressivism in the US and Canada, is organized around three such problems: (1) Should progressive movements be oriented towards revolution or reform? (2) What are the origins of injustice, and thus the appropriate targets for progressive movements in the first place? (3) Why are 'popular' movements in the US and Canada relatively unpopular?

 
AdviserRonnie D. Lipschutz
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
SourceDAI/A 70-11, p. , Dec 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsPhilosophy; Political Science
Publication Number3384775
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