{"title":"Instituting Thought: Three Paradigms of Political Ontology","authors":"R. Esposito, Mariaenrica Giannuzzi","doi":"10.1353/cul.2022.0016","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:The essay identifies three ontological-political paradigms that are prominent in contemporary debate: the first, derived from Heidegger, is \"destituent\"; the second, elaborated by Deleuze, is \"constituent\"; and the third, which refers above all to the work of Claude Lefort, is \"instituting.\" While the first two, in the forms they have assumed in contemporary philosophy, give rise to a politically ineffective outcome, the third opens up a new space of thought for political praxis.","PeriodicalId":46410,"journal":{"name":"Cultural Critique","volume":"48 1","pages":"75 - 92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cultural Critique","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cul.2022.0016","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"CULTURAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:The essay identifies three ontological-political paradigms that are prominent in contemporary debate: the first, derived from Heidegger, is "destituent"; the second, elaborated by Deleuze, is "constituent"; and the third, which refers above all to the work of Claude Lefort, is "instituting." While the first two, in the forms they have assumed in contemporary philosophy, give rise to a politically ineffective outcome, the third opens up a new space of thought for political praxis.
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Cultural Critique provides a forum for international and interdisciplinary explorations of intellectual controversies, trends, and issues in culture, theory, and politics. Emphasizing critique rather than criticism, the journal draws on the diverse and conflictual approaches of Marxism, feminism, psychoanalysis, semiotics, political economy, and hermeneutics to offer readings in society and its transformation.