How Long to Read The Permanence of the Political

How Long Does it Take to Read The Permanence of the Political?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 1 minute to read The Permanence of the Political by Joseph M. Schwartz

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Description

Why have radical political theorists, whose thinking inspired mass movements for democracy, been so suspicious of political plurality? According to Joseph Schwartz, their doubts were involved with an effort to transcend politics. Mistakenly equating all social difference with the harmful way in which particular interests dominated marketplace societies, radical thinkers sought a comprehensive set of "true human interests" that would completely abolish political strife. In extensive analyses of Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Lenin, and Arendt, Schwartz seeks to mediate the radical critique of democratic capitalist societies with the concern for pluralism evidenced in both liberal and postmodern thought. He thus escapes the authoritarian potential of the radical position, while appropriating its more democratic implications. In Schwartz's view, a reconstructed radical democratic theory of politics must sustain liberalism's defense of individual rights and social pluralism, while redressing the liberal failure to question structural inequalities. In proposing such a theory, he criticizes communitarianism for its premodern longing for a monolithic, virtuous society, and challenges the "politics of difference" for its failure to question the undemocratic terrain of power on which "difference" is constructed. In conclusion, he maintains that an equitable distribution of power and resources among social groups necessitates not the transcendence of politics but its democratic expansion.

How long is The Permanence of the Political?

The Permanence of the Political by Joseph M. Schwartz is 349 pages long, and a total of 90,391 words.

This makes it 118% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Permanence of the Political Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 13 minutes to read The Permanence of the Political aloud.

What Reading Level is The Permanence of the Political?

The Permanence of the Political is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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