Abstract
How can we contemplate democracy in a secular age that embraces an ontology without anything transcendent? Dimitris Vardoulakis begins by noting that such an ontology has always faced the problem of explaining how we can differentiate actions. If being has no different properties, then how can we say that an act is good or bad, how can we even say that one act differs from another? Older monist philosophers, such as Spinoza, argue that actions differ because they have different ends and, therefore, different effects. Divisive social and political groups, however, have conflicting ends. This leads to competition as a key element of democracy. The book includes a series of lectures that Vardoulakis gave over the last fifteen years as a visiting professor at Panteion, which thus present a comprehensive range of his philosophical work.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Greece |
Publisher | Nissos Publications |
Number of pages | 200 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789605892272 |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |