Liberalismus oder Barbarei: Claude Lefort und die französische Totalitarismusdiskussion. (German)

Liberalism or Barbarism: Claude Lefort and the French Discussion on Totalitarianism. (English)

In contemporary debates on the theory of democracy, Claude Lefort is regarded as a central spokesman for progressive and left-wing theoretical approaches. In contrast to this one-sided presentation, we analyze Lefort's libertarian thought within his criticism of Marxism and totalitarianism. Following an intellectual-historical framework, we problematize Lefort's rootedness in a liberal French tradition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In den demokratietheoretischen Debatten der Gegenwart gilt Claude Lefort mithin als zentraler Stichwortgeber progressiver sowie linker Theorieansätze. Entgegen dieser einseitigen Darstellung zeichnen wir im Rahmen einer geistesgeschichtlichen Betrachtung Leforts libertäre Programmatik aus dem Geist der Marxismus- und Totalitarismuskritik nach und problematisieren seine Verankerung in einer liberalen französischen Theorietradition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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