Hope behind the critique of grand narratives of collective salvation: remarks on ‘The power of metaphors and narratives’

IF 2.2 1区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

International Theory Pub Date : 2020-12-28 DOI:10.1017/S1752971920000561

Guilherme Vasconcelos Vilaça

引用次数: 3

Abstract

Abstract Kratochwil criticizes two important teleological global narratives of universal progress – Luhmannian systems theory and jus cogens – and defends the need for a non-ideal and situated approach to law and politics. Despite the cogency of Kratochwil's analysis, why should we place our hope in his pragmatic program given the complexity of actual decision-making? This paper shows that more needs to be said about the role of hope grounding Kratochwil's account. Which hopes are hopeless, and which warranted? Why should we care and ‘go on’, choosing to be prudential and political rather than focusing on one's inner development or pleasure?

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集体救赎宏大叙事批判背后的希望——兼评“隐喻与叙事的力量”

Kratochwil批评了关于普遍进步的两种重要的目的论全球叙事——卢曼系统理论和强制法——并捍卫了对法律和政治采取非理想和情境方法的必要性。尽管克拉托威尔的分析很有说服力，但考虑到实际决策的复杂性，我们为什么要把希望寄托在他的务实计划上呢?这篇论文表明，关于克拉托维奇的叙述中希望所起的作用，还有更多需要说的。哪些希望是无望的，哪些是有根据的?为什么我们要关心和“继续”，选择谨慎和政治，而不是专注于一个人的内在发展或快乐?

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International Theory Multiple-

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