This is a very interesting and articulated proposal. Looking forward to read the book!
One thing which I think could enrich your exploration is the relationship between politics, truth and science, and the role that scientific revolutions and advances (with their practical consequences) have had for the politics of truth. For example, in the case of Plato, I would say that the Greek revolution in mathematics made possible his vision of truth and its political consequences. Marx' ambition was to produce science beyond ideologies, and the scientific achievements of the XIXth century (in particular Darwinism) were role models for his enterprise. In a sense, Marxism has been in a permanent tension between science-driven approaches (from Engels to analytical Marxism) and more "cultural" trends (e.g. Adorno-Horkheimer and the authors you mention at the end, Fanon and Beauvoir).
This is honestly a great point. I'll definitely have to think more about exactly where and how to incorproate it into at least some of the chapters/thinkers, and you've already given some great suggestions for that. I really appreciate it!!
Looks like a needed text. One suggestion--Might it be worthwhile to apply the positions to an actual episode where the intersection of politics and truth was fateful. I"m just reading Macedo and Lee's In the Wake of Covid: How our Politics Failed. Covid 19 provides a great opportunity to see how diverse philosophical positions would have handled the crisis.
Congrats!! Very well-deserved
This is a very interesting and articulated proposal. Looking forward to read the book!
One thing which I think could enrich your exploration is the relationship between politics, truth and science, and the role that scientific revolutions and advances (with their practical consequences) have had for the politics of truth. For example, in the case of Plato, I would say that the Greek revolution in mathematics made possible his vision of truth and its political consequences. Marx' ambition was to produce science beyond ideologies, and the scientific achievements of the XIXth century (in particular Darwinism) were role models for his enterprise. In a sense, Marxism has been in a permanent tension between science-driven approaches (from Engels to analytical Marxism) and more "cultural" trends (e.g. Adorno-Horkheimer and the authors you mention at the end, Fanon and Beauvoir).
This is honestly a great point. I'll definitely have to think more about exactly where and how to incorproate it into at least some of the chapters/thinkers, and you've already given some great suggestions for that. I really appreciate it!!
Thank you for sharing. Definitely something I would be interested reading!
Looks like a needed text. One suggestion--Might it be worthwhile to apply the positions to an actual episode where the intersection of politics and truth was fateful. I"m just reading Macedo and Lee's In the Wake of Covid: How our Politics Failed. Covid 19 provides a great opportunity to see how diverse philosophical positions would have handled the crisis.