Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations and Sources ix
5. Introduction 1
6. One. First Essays: The Intersection of Philosophy and Politics 13
7. Two. Phenomenology as a Prolegomenon to Political Theory 43
8. Three. Collective Meaning: Politics and Violence 73
9. Four. Values in an Existential Philosophy of History 102
10. Five. Marxism: The Radical Hypothesis 133
11. Six. Principles and Prejudice in Liberalism 163
12. Seven. The Communist Problem 193
13. Eight. In Search of Merleau-Ponty's Late Politics 224
14. Nine. Politics And Expression 251
15. Ten. Conclusion: Thinking Politics In Contemporary Theory 280
16. Bibliography 309
17. Index 331