Papers by Cristiano Moreira
The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere represents a rare opportunity to experience a diverse ... more The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere represents a rare opportunity to experience a diverse group of preeminent philosophers confronting one pervasive contemporary concern: what role does-or should-religion play in our public lives? Reflecting on her recent work concerning state violence in Israel-Palestine, j u d i t h b u t l e r explores the potential of religious perspectives for renewing cultural and political criticism, while j ü r g e n h a b e r m a s , best known for his seminal conception of the public sphere, thinks through the ambiguous legacy of the concept of "the political" in contemporary theory. c h a r l e s tay l o r argues for a radical redefinition of secularism, and c o r n e l w e s t defends civil disobedience and eman-cipatory theology. e d u a r d o m e n d i e ta and j o n at h a n va n a n t w e r p e n detail the immense contribution of these philosophers to contemporary social and political theory, and an after-word by c r a i g c a l h o u n places these attempts to reconceive the significance of both religion and the secular in the context of contemporary national and international politics. j u d i t h b u t l e r is the Maxine Eliot Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley. Her books include Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, Antigone's Claim: Kinship Between Life and Death, and Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-Century France. j ü r g e n h a b e r m a s is a German philosopher and sociologist. His recent works include The Future of Human Nature, The Divided West, and Between Naturalism and Religion: Philosophical Essays. c h a r l e s tay l o r is a Canadian philosopher and professor emeritus of political science and philosophy at McGill University and a recipient of the Templeton Prize and the Kyoto Prize. His recent books include
BREVE NOTA DEL EDITOR El concepto de campo intelectual marca un punto de quiebre en la moderna so... more BREVE NOTA DEL EDITOR El concepto de campo intelectual marca un punto de quiebre en la moderna sociología de la cultura. Fue acuñado por el sociólogo francés Pierre Bourdieu a partir de un vasto programa de investigaciones diseñado en los años '60, que comenzó con el estudio del sistema escolar francés y se extendió a áreas del conocimiento como la formación de las élites intelectuales, los campos profesionales, la percepción artística y las formas de consumo estético, el campo de las academias y su homo academicus, el campo político y el problema de la representación, etc.
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Papers by Cristiano Moreira