Another Universalism: Seyla Benhabib and the Future of Critical Theory

Published by Columbia University Press 2023

Another Universalism

Seyla Benhabib and the Future of Critical Theory

Edited by: Stefan Eich , Anna Jurkevics , Nishin Nathwani and Nica Siegel

Volume 84 in the series New Directions in Critical Theory

https://doi.org/10.7312/eich21278

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About this book

This book brings together an ensemble of leading theorists and younger voices to explore new dimensions of Seyla Benhabib’s thought across critical theory, feminism, and democratic theory, foregrounding the intricate relationship between critique and universality.

Author / Editor information

Stefan Eich is assistant professor of government at Georgetown University.

Anna Jurkevics is assistant professor of political science at the University of British Columbia.

Nishin Nathwani is a PhD candidate in political science at Yale University and the senior adviser at Rainbow Railroad.

Nica Siegel is visiting assistant professor of law, jurisprudence, and social thought at Amherst College.

Reviews

Kenneth Baynes, author of Habermas:
This wide-ranging and penetrating collection on the work of Seyla Benhabib, one of the most influential figures in the 'third generation' of critical theorists, is not only an important testimony to Benhabib's influence but also a significant contribution in its own right. With its wide range of topics, the volume should be of interest to scholars even beyond those primarily interested in Benhabib's own unique contributions.

Martin Jay, author of Splinters in Your Eye: Frankfurt School Provocations:
The accelerating impact of the Frankfurt School around the world owes much to gifted thinkers who demonstrate how a tradition can remain alive and open to the future through creative elaboration. No one exemplifies this process as powerfully as Seyla Benhabib, who has enriched critical theory with insights from feminism, postcolonial studies, democratic and human rights theory, and the writings of Hannah Arendt. As this stimulating collection of essays attests, she is more than a link in a single chain, but rather at the center of an expanding global network of critical thinkers who are grappling with the most urgent issues of our day.

Andreas Huyssen, author of Miniature Metropolis: Literature in an Age of Photography and Film:
This volume pays persuasive tribute to the power of Seyla Benhabib's compelling rethinking of the legacies of critical political theory. Concepts such as dialogical universalism, cosmopolitanism of codependence from below, democratic iterations, jurisgenerative politics and postnational sovereignty characterize her attempt to explore new normative grounds for political theory by thinking with and against Kant and Hegel, Arendt and Habermas in an age of migrations and the threat of new forms of neo-fascism across the world.

Axel Honneth, author of Freedom’s Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic Life:
If there had not been sufficient proof so far of the enormous importance of Seyla Benhabib's political philosophy for understanding our present predicaments, this collection of articles offers it in abundance. Its contributions, ranging from moral psychology over political theory to postcolonial studies and written by eminent scholars within the different fields, discuss from very different perspectives Benhabib's idea that universalism can be situated and decentered by understanding it as a design for the never ending process of including ever more groups in the circle of those whose voices must be heard and respected. This is indispensable reading for everyone interested in contemporary political philosophy.

Nancy Fraser, author of Cannibal Capitalism: How Our System Is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet—and What We Can Do About It:
These rich and compelling essays testify not only to the breadth and brilliance of Seyla Benhabib's thought but also to her dialogism, mentorship, and influence. A marvelous collection!

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction: In Search of Another Universalism Anna Jurkevics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I Critique, Norm, and Utopia
1. Benhabib and Habermas on Discourse and Development Thomas McCarthy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. Normativity and Reality: Toward a Critical and Realistic Theory of Politics Rainer Forst Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
3. Loss of World, Not Certainty: “Amor Mundi” and the Moral Psychology of Seyla Benhabib Carmen Lea Dege Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
4. Nature as a Concrete Other: An Alternative Voice in Kant’s Conception of Beauty and Dignity Umur Basdas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
5. “To Burst Open the Possibilities of the Present”: Seyla Benhabib and Utopia Bernard E. Harcourt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Part II Thinking With and Against Arendt
6. “Thinking With and Against” as Feminist Political Theory Patchen Markell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
7. Arendt and Truth Gaye İlhan Demiryol Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
8. Understanding Eichmann and Anwar: Reenactment and the Psychic Lives of Perpetrators Sonali Chakravarti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
Part III Democratic Iterations and Cosmopolitanism
9. Democracy Without Shortcuts: An Institutional Approach to Democratic Legitimacy Cristina Lafont Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
10. Another Republicanism: Dissent, Institutions, and Renewal Christian Volk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
11. Three Models of Communicative Cosmopolitanism Peter J. Verovšek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
12. At the Borders of the Self: Democratic Iterations as a Theory of Postnational Sovereignty Paul Linden-Retek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
Part IV Jurisgenerativity
13. Back to the Future? Critical Theory and the Law William E. Scheuerman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
14. The Unfinished Revolution: The Right to Have Rights and Birthright Citizenship Eduardo Mendieta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
15. Genocide and Jurisgenesis Max Pensky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
16. Jurisgenerativity in the Age of Big Data Matthew Longo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	294
Part V Deprovincializing Critical Theory
17. Pachamama’s Rights, Climate Crisis, and the Decolonial Cosmos Angélica María Bernal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
18. What Is the Other in Seyla Benhabib’s Another Cosmopolitanism? Drucilla Cornell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	328
19. Border Deaths as Forced Disappearances: Frantz Fanon and the Outlines of a Critical Phenomenology Ayten Gündoğdu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335
20. Gender Trouble: Manhood, Inclusion, and Justice in the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Shatema Threadcraft and Brandon M. Terry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	366
Part VI Philosophy and Friendship
21. Fragments of an Intellectual Autobiography Seyla Benhabib Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	405
22. Swimming Carolin Emcke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	417
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	427
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;

eBook

Published: December 26, 2023
ISBN: 9780231559560