AKEEL BILGRAMI -
CAPITAL, CULTURE AND THE COMMONS

Author: Andrew Ross
Published by Juxta Press
English
60 pages
15 x 20 cm
Softcover
ISBN 9788894675702

Price: 58 lei


Akeel Bilgrami’s essay on alienation and the commons is a wide-ranging book from one of contemporary philosophy’s leading thinkers. Bilgrami’s insights into the erosion of the commons touch on the Enlightenment, social welfare, and a range of philosophers from Nietzsche to Locke and Wittgenstein. The idea of the ‘tragedy’ of the commons assumes a notion of rationality in which people cannot be trusted to act for the communal, rather than individual, good but Bilgrami explores an
alternative history of humanity that offers an original and logical rebuttal to the pessimism of the outlooks underlying capitalism. This essay is a philosophical exploration of the nature of alienation in the modern period and a reconceptualization of politics informed by the idea of an unalienated life. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the moral philosophy of politics and society.

This is the perfect book for dark and estranged times, illuminating all the ethical possibilities of community and telling an unforgettable story about the history of society. A roving and searingly intelligent analysis, published as an affordable limited edition.