Representation and Truth/Repräsentation und Wahrheit

Approaches to Eric Voegelin's Political Philosophy/Annäherungen an Eric Voegelins politische Philosophie. Edited by Nicoletta Scotti Muth and Christian Schwaabe.

The first volume of this new yearbook focuses on Eric Voegelin's 1952 paper "New Science of Politics", its significance and enduring relevance. Eric Voegelin's "New Science of Politics" is today considered a classic of recent political philosophy, albeit a controversial one. As soon as it was published, the book caused a sensation, especially because of its relatively sharp criticism of the normative foundations of Western modernity. In doing so, Voegelin places the question of the ambiguity of the concept of representation and its claim to truth at the center of his reflections. The contributions to this volume aim to shed light on how fruitful and topical this perspective still is today from various perspectives. The contributions come from authors of different disciplines, including political science, philosophy, and sociology. In addition to a classification of the "New Science of Politics" in Voegelin's oeuvre as a whole, the volume primarily inquires into the systematically interesting points of contact, which are also of interest beyond Voegelin's reception. - Aus dem Inhalt: PART I: Eric Voegelin and "The New Science of Politics". - Peter Opitz: "The New Science of Politics" Revisited. Studien zur Werkgeschichte und Argumentationsstruktur eines Klassikers der politischen Theorie. - Jürgen Gebhardt: Das Sokratische Projekt Eric Voegelins. Geistige Ursprünge und intellektuelle Intentionen der "New Science of Politics". Eine denkgeschichtliche Betrachtung. - Hans-Jörg Sigwart: Wissenschaft, Wahrheit und Macht. Eric Voegelins "New Science of Politics" im Kontext. - Gabriele De Anna: Individuelles Handeln und politische Erkenntnis in Eric Voegelins "Neuer Wissenschaft der Politik". - Bernat Torres Morales: The Presence of Plato in "The New Science of Politics". - Bjørn Thomassen: On the Gnostic Spirit of Modernity and the New Totalitarianism. Augusto del Noce’s Reading of Eric Voegelins "New Science of Politics" and why it still matters today. -- PART II: Voegelin’s Intellectual Environment. - Giuliana Parotto: Saeculum senescens: Voegelin deutet die Geschichtsauffassung von Augustinus. Beitrag zu einer kritischen Analyse. - Mario Wintersteiger: Die Wiederkehr des Winters. Politische Krisenzyklen und ihre mythischen Strukturen. - Helmut P. Gaisbauer: Mangel an Welt, Mangel an Person. Ansätze zu einer politischen Philosophie der Armut im Anschluss an Hannah Arendt. -- PART III: Selected Book Reviews (seven contributions). XIX,310 Seiten, gebunden (Eric Voegelin Studies: Yearbook; Vol. 1/Brill | Fink 2022) leichte Lagerspuren/near mint