The Autonomy project and Inclusive Democracy: A critical review of Castoriadis’ thought
Titel:
The Autonomy project and Inclusive Democracy: A critical review of Castoriadis’ thought
Auteur:
Takis Fotopoulos
Verschenen in:
International journal of inclusive democracy
Paginering:
Jaargang 4 (2008) nr. 2 pagina's 4
Jaar:
2008
Inhoud:
Cornelius Castoriadis’ project of Autonomy has some significant similarities with the ID project, but as I attempted to show elsewhere, the differences between them are fundamental, despite the attempts of some supporters of the Autonomy project to minimise these differences in order to derive a distorted view of the ID project as a kind of a by-product of Castoriadian thought! In fact, however, the ID project represents the synthesis as well as the transcendence of existing traditions and movements. It expresses a synthesis of the classical democratic and socialist traditions, whilst also encompassing the antisystemic trends within contemporary movements for emancipation (Greens, feminists and others). As such, the ID project is not a “model” to be copied, but simply defines the institutional preconditions for the equal distribution of all forms of power, (i.e. for individual and collective autonomy) and at the same time describes how an economy based on such an institutional framework could function in a way covering the needs of all its citizens.
Uitgever:
The International Network for Inclusive Democracy (provided by DOAJ)
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