Transpositions: On Nomadic Ethics
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About the Book
This major new book offers a highly original account of ethical and political subjectivity in contemporary culture. It makes a strong case for a non–unitary or nomadic conception of the subject, in opposition to the claims of ideologies such as conservatism, liberal individualism and techno–capitalism. Braidotti takes a bold stand against moral universalism, while offering a vigorous defence of nomadic ethics against the charges of relativism and nihilism. She calls for a new form of ethical accountability that takes "Life" as the subject, not the object, of enquiry. This ethics is presented as a fundamental reconfiguration of our being in the world and it calls for more conceptual creativity in the production of worldviews that can better enable us to behave ethically in a technologically and globally mediated world. The nomadic ethical subject negotiates successfully the complex tension between the multiplicity of political forces on the one hand and the sustained commitment to emancipatory politics on the other. Transpositions provides an intellectually rich guide to the leading critical debates of our time and will be of great interest to scholars and students throughout the humanities and social sciences.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9780745635958
EAN: 9780745635958
Publisher Date: 27/03/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Continuations: English
Dewey: 170
Gardner Classification Code: K03
Illustrations: black & white illustrations
LCCN: 2006279538
No of Pages: 316
PrintOnDemand: Y
Series Title: English
Sub Title: On Nomadic Ethics
ISBN-10: 0745635954
Publisher: Polity Pr
Acedemic Level: English
Book Type: English
Depth: 25
Edition: 1
Height: 235 mm
Language: English
MediaMail: Y
Pagination: 316 pages, black & white illustrations
Returnable: N
Spine Width: 29 mm
Width: 152 mm