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    This book examines Cornelius Castoriadis's elucidation of the social imaginary within human societies, assessing how strict dichotomisation between autonomous and heternomous modes of institution hinders further insights into the creative capacities of social imaginary, while also imposing limits on Castoriadis's own assessment of the "partially" autonomous situation of modern societies.
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    Marcel Gauchet and the Crisis of Democratic Politics (edited book)
    with Natalie Doyle
    Routledge. 2022.
    This book presents, for the first time in the English language, Marcel Gauchet's interpretation of the challenges faced by contemporary western societies as a result of the crisis of liberal democratic politics and the growing influence of populism. Responding to Gauchet's analysis, international experts explore the depoliticising aspects of contemporary democratic culture that explain the appeal of populism: neo-liberal individualism, the cult of the individual and its related human rights, and…Read more
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    Concealed Chora in the Thought of Cornelius Castoriadis: A Bastard Comment on Trans-Regional Creation
    Cosmos and History : The Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy 8 (2): 117-129. 2012.
    The chora has proven to be an obscure concept in contemporary philosophy. Cornelius Castoriadis seemed to retreat from the edge of its significance within his work, a significance that is capable of opening up another turn in the labyrinth of his thought. A clear interrogation into the presence of the chora in his thought has, still, yet to be elucidated. This paper proceeds with a notion of the chora defined for the purpose of highlighting its relevance for Castoriadis’thought, taking up his sc…Read more