Publisher's Synopsis
This perspective on political philosophy avoids the foundational claims of classical metaphysics and the nihilistic relativism that often emerges as a consequence of the critique of Western philosophy. The analysis is informed by the writings of Heidegger, Lacan and the phenomological tradition. It effects a critique of the works of political philosophers from the perspective opened up by the late writings of Merleau-Ponty and the political philosophy of Lefort.