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oapen-20.500.12657-302672021-11-09T07:55:51Z All in the Family Ferguson, Kennan Philosophy Disability Ethics Family (biology) Liberalism Political philosophy Western political philosophers since Plato have used the family as a model for harmonious political and social relations. Yet, far from being an uncontentious domain for shared interests and common values, the family is often the scene of intense interpersonal conflict and disagreement. In All in the Family, the political theorist Kennan Ferguson reconsiders the family, in its varied forms, as an exemplar of democratic politics and suggests how real rather than idealized family dynamics can help us to better understand and navigate political conflict. By closely observing the attachments that arise in families despite profound disagreements and incommensurabilities, Ferguson argues, we can imagine a political engagement that accommodates radical differences without sacrificing community. 2018-03-01 23:55:55 2020-03-10 03:00:32 2020-04-01T12:50:08Z 2020-04-01T12:50:08Z 2012-06-04 book 648150 OCN: 798613276 9780822395102 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30267 eng application/pdf n/a 648150.pdf Duke University Press 10.1215/9780822395102 100981 10.1215/9780822395102 f0d6aaef-4159-4e01-b1ea-a7145b2ab14b b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9780822395102 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Durham, NC 100981 KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Western political philosophers since Plato have used the family as a model for harmonious political and social relations. Yet, far from being an uncontentious domain for shared interests and common values, the family is often the scene of intense interpersonal conflict and disagreement. In All in the Family, the political theorist Kennan Ferguson reconsiders the family, in its varied forms, as an exemplar of democratic politics and suggests how real rather than idealized family dynamics can help us to better understand and navigate political conflict. By closely observing the attachments that arise in families despite profound disagreements and incommensurabilities, Ferguson argues, we can imagine a political engagement that accommodates radical differences without sacrificing community.
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