Abstract
This article is a critique of Ãtienne Balibar’s philosophical orientation towards Europe, construed as both an ideal and an institutional reality, in light of recent European crises. I argue that Balibar’s commitment to Europe follows from his longstanding political-philosophical preference for a compromise position between political utopianism and political realism, but that this compromise is ultimately inco¬herent, combining the ungroundedness of utopianism with the undue self-limitation of realism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 891-907 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Philosophy Today |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Balibar_Étienne_1942,
- European Union
- Great Britain
- realism