Between Myth and Nihilism - Community in Jean-Luc Nancy's Philosophy

Oleg Domanov

Between Myth and Nihilism - Community in Jean-Luc Nancy's Philosophy
Format
Paperback
Publisher
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
Country
Germany
Published
6 August 2008
Pages
80
ISBN
9783639060829

Between Myth and Nihilism - Community in Jean-Luc Nancy’s Philosophy

Oleg Domanov

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Jean-Luc Nancy is known to be one of the principal contributors to postmodern theory of community. This book examines Nancy’s con-cept of community as it is presented in his two books The Sense of the World and The Inoperative Community . To obviate both myth and nihilism, Nancy suggests a concept of community based on the ontology of event. At the same time, he proceeds from the ex-perience of addressing and exposing, which in fact exceeds this ontology. Moreover, it implies different ethical attitude - addressing/ exposing and establishing ties with others instead of maintaining flowing identity (openness toward the coming). Therefore, Nancy’s approach - in spite of his own intention - demonstrates the im-possibility of reducing community to ontology. Community calls for the deciding subject, the one who is not merely an effect of difference but devotes her- or himself to the very project of being-together . The book is intended for those interested in philosophy, literary and political studies, as well as French studies.

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