Violence by Bernstein, Richard J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Dedication Title page Copyright page Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Chapter 1 The Aporias of Carl Schmitt

The Ambiguous Legacy of Carl Schmitt The Political: The Friend/Enemy Distinction Political Enmity Politics as Destiny Schmitt’s Aporia Decision out of Nothingness? Violence Conventional, Real, and Absolute Enmity Schmitt’s Amoral Moralism

Chapter 2 Walter Benjamin: Divine Violence?

The Political Context Law-Making and Law-Preserving Violence The Revolutionary Strike Manifestation Marcuse’s Interpretation of Divine Violence Butler and Critchley on Divine Violence Žižek on Divine Violence Derrida’s Deconstruction of Benjamin’s Essay Rose’s Response to Derrida The Undecidability of Divine Violence Nervousness about Divine Violence The Seductive Allure of Benjamin’s Essay

Chapter 3 Hannah Arendt: On Violence and Power

The Historical Setting The Antithesis of Power and Violence What is Arendt Doing? The Revolutionary Spirit Fabrication and Violence Terror and Violence The Justification of Violence Arendt’s Exaggerated Thinking The Relevance of Arendt Power, Violence, and the “Real World”

Chapter 4 Frantz Fanon’s Critique of Violence

The Historical Context Spontaneous Violence: Strengths and Weaknesses The Failures of the National Bourgeoisie National Culture The Socio-psychological Effects of Colonial Violence On Violence The Critique of Violence Fanon’s Ambiguous Legacy

Chapter 5 Jan Assmann: The Mosaic Distinction and Religious Violence

The Mosaic Distinction The Deconstruction of the Mosaic Distinction The Storm of Protest and Assmann’s Response The Mosaic Distinction and Religious Violence Latency and the Return of the Repressed Religious Violence: The Fifth Form of Violence The Dark Side of Monotheism

Chapter 6 Reflections on Nonviolence and Violence References Name Index Subject Index