False Necessity: Anti-Necessitarian Social Theory In The Service Of Radical Democracy

790 Pages·2001·8.09 MB·English

by  Roberto Mangabeira Unger

FALSE NECESSITY
FALSE NECESSITY
Anti-NecessSiotcaiTrahilea onr y
int heS ervofi cRea dicDaelm ocracy
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POLITICS
A WORK IN CONSTRUCTIVE SOCIAL THEORY
ROBERTO MANGABEIRA UNGER
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Contents
Introducttioot nh eN ew Edition pagxveu
Words Without Echo XVll
TheoArgya iFnastte xxx
TheS ecoWnady lvii
CapabGloev ernmaenntdth sCe o nditfoiro ns
RebellSitoruasto efg iNeast Dieovneallo pmentl xxviii
TheE ndowaendEd q uipIpneddi vidual lxxxii
TheD emocraMtairzkeEedct o nomy lxxxvi
High-EnDeermgoyc racy XCl
TheS e-lOfrganiozfCa itviSioolnc iety XCVl
EmpowermaennVdtu lnerability cxv
1 TheN aturaen dI ntentioofnt sh eA rgument l
ExplanaantPdor rgoyr ammaTthiecm es l
ExplanTahteomreys 2
ProgramTmhaetmiecs 8
TheE xplanaantdPo rroyg ramTmhaetmiReces l ated l l
TheE xplanTahteomrieynsT heIimrp lPioclietm ical
Setting 14
TheP rogramTmhaetmiiecnsT heIimrp licit
PolemSiectatli ng 19
Plaonft hBeo ok 3l
A ProTthoe-ory 32
TheS enosfe P ar oTthoe-ory 32
Thesoefts h Per oTthoe-ory 3 3
Programmatic oIftm hpPelr ioctaot-iTohneso ry 37
v
VI Conetnst
2 TheM akingo fS ocietTyh roughP olitics:
RoutinWei thouRte ason 41
TheP roblem 41
A FirSsett tfoirnt ghP er oblReemfo:r Cmy claensd
FormaCtoinvtee ixnLt astT ew entiCeetnht ury
Societies 44
TheW est erRne forCmy cle 44
TheC ommunRiesfotr Cmy cle 49
ExplaitnhiRene gfo rCmy clTehseH: y pothoefas is
FormaCtoinvtee xt 51
TheC onventEixopnlaaln ations 5l
Critiocfti hsCemo nventEixopnlaaln ations 5 5
TheI deoafa F ormaCtoinvtee xt 58
CritfoerrM ieam bersihnai F po rmaCtoinvtee xt 61
TwoM eanionfRg esa sonlessness 66
ExplaitnhRieen fogr Cmy clTehseA: n aloyfsa i s
FormaCtoinvtee xt 68
A SimplDiefisecdr iption 68
TheW ark-OrganCiozmaptlieoxn 69
TheP rivate-CRoimgphltesx 70
TheG overnmental-OCrogmapnliezxa tion 71
TheO ccupationalC-oSmtprluecxt ure 75
TheH eaorftt hDei fficulty 79
AnothSeert tfoirnt ghP er oblWeomr:l dwide
Recombination 82
AnothSeert tfoirnt ghP er oblCelmo:sO epdt ions
inH istory 87
GeneraltihIzedi enoagft hRee forCmy cle 87
ClosOepdt ioinnts h Aeg rarian-BuErmepaiurcersa 8t8i c
ClosOepdt isio nnt hAen ciCeintty -RSetpautbel ics9 2
TheP roblReems tated 9 5
TheP robloefRm o utiWniet hoRueta sGoenn eralized
anEdx tended
Contetns Vll
TheP roblGeemn eralTihzeRe odo:to sfR easonless
Routine 96
TheS olutEixotne ndTehdeI: m aginSaitdiev e
ofF ormaCtoinvtee xts mo
AnI maginCaotuinvtee tropt ahRreet fo rmC ycles:
FighttihEnexg e mplSaorcyDi aanlg er 107
AppendEicxo:n omPiocl iRceyfo,r Cmy claensd,
Formative iCnto hnSeto evxitest E-cSotnyolmei es1 15
3 TheM akingo fS ocietTyh roughP olitiAc s:
Spectruomf S ociaElx periments 125
TheI deoafL arge-OSpctailoen s 125
Experiwmeintths S tteha:Pet r ivialneRdgi eg ht 128
TheS ystoefPm r ivilege 128
TheS ystoefPm o wearn dI mmunity 130
RighWtit hoDuotm inion 13 3
Experimweinttthhs Me i crostrPuacttrauonrndCe l:i ent I3 5
TheC haraocftP eart ron-RCelliaetnito ns 13 5
TheC orIen staonfPc aetsr on-RCelliaetnito ns 136
TheP eripIhnesrtaalon fPc aetsr on-RCelliaetnito nsr3 8
TheL ogoifcP atron-RCelliaetnito ns r4 0
Experimweinttthhs Me i crostrTuhceOt rugraen:i zation
ofW ork 144
ClientaanlRdia stmi onaWloirzke d r4 4
TasOkp,e ratainoHdni ,e rarTchhey :
OrganizaSttiyolnea l 147
StandOapredr aPtrioncge daunrdCe osn tinuous
Hierarchy 149
AnalyRteiacsaoMlna ,c hiPnreo ducatnido n,
RationaLlaibzoerd 15r
TheR igaindtd h Fel exViabrlieao nfRt ast ionalized
ColleLcatbiovre r5 4
TheI nstitCuotnidointafoilrto hnPser edominance
oft hRei gSitdy olfel ndustry 1 5 8
Vlll Conetnst
TheI nstitCuotnidointafoilrot nhPser edominance
oft hRei gSitdy olfWe a rafre l 6 l
TheS enosfet hLea rge-OSpctailoen s l6 4
TheI nstitEumtbioodniamloe fNn etg ative
Capability 164
TheI ntimaotfai G orne aNteegra tCiavpea bility 156
Similiantr hiLete yv oeflN egatCiavpea baisla i ty
ConstroanCi onntt eMxatk ing 165
TheC onstroafSi enqtuse annctdeh Ceo nstroafi nts
NegatCiavpea bility 196
ConstrWaiitnhtoD uete Spt ructure 170
4 TheM akingo fS ocietTyh roughP olitics:
ImaginiTnrga nsformation 172
THEM AKINGO FC ONTEMPORARY
FORMATIVCEO NTEXTS:
AN INSTITUTIOGNEANLE ALOGY 172
TheG eneosfFi so rmaCtoinvtee axnttdsh Teh eoorfy
ConteMxatk ing 172
A SkeptPircoallo Pgruiev:Ea nttee rapnrdi se
GovernmPeonlti cy l76
TheG eneosfti hsWe o rk-OrganCiozmaptlieoxn lS o
TheM ythiHciaslt oofWr oyr kO rganization lS o
TheC onfliocvtet rh Oer ganizaFtoiroomfn al
Manufacturing l 3S
TheC onfliocvtet rh Oer ganizaFtoiroomfn al
Agriculture lS 7
ContempDoerbaartye s 192
TheG eneosfti hsPe r ivate-CRoimgphltesx 195
ItEsl emeRnetvsi ewed 195
TheP araodfoO xr igin l9S
TheP araodfoS xp ecification 200
TheP araodfoS xu perfluity 204
Contesn t 1x
TheG eneosfti hsGe o vernmental-Organization
Complex 207
ItEsl emeRnetvsi ewed 207
TwoC hronologies 209
TheM ythiHciaslt oofDr eym ocracy 2 l l
Objecttoit ohnMe y thiHciaslt oTrhyeS: u rprise
ofU niveSrusffarla ge 231
Objecttioto hnMesy thiHciaslt oPrayr:ta inetdsh e
ConditoifSo tnasb ility 271
Themoefst hIen stitGuetnieoanlaolg y 221
ProvisCioonncallu sions 221
TrutahnE dr rionrt hPeo lemAigca iPnesttt y
CommodPirtoyd uction 223
TheM inimaalnitdsh Mtea ximaIlnitsetr pretations
oft hIen stitGuetnieoanlaolg y 228
TheG eneosfAi nso thfoerrm atCiovnet eTxhte:
CommunAilstte rnative 230
ApplytihnSegp iorfit thI en stitGuetnieoanlaolg y
tot hNeo n-WesWtoerrlnTd w:o E xamples 230
UnderstatnhSdeoi vniAgel tt ernWaittihvoteuh te
HelopfD eep-StrSuocctiTuahrlee o ry 232
TheO rigoiftn hsSe o viMeotd el 234
A FailAetdt emtpoBt r eOaukt fr omt hSeo viet
ModeTlh:eC hineCsuel tRuerveo lution 241
A THEORYOF C ONTEXMTA KING 246
TheA genodfat hTeh eory 246
TheI mplTihceiotr ePtoilceamRlie cc alled 246
TheT heoOruyt lined 248
GuidiInngt entions 2 5 l
StabialnDidet syt abiliintz haWeto iroknio nfg
FormaCtoinvtee xts 254
TheC orCeo nception 254
TheS econd-NOercdeesros fFi otrym ative
ConteTxhteOs r:g anizaatnTideo cnhanlo logical
Style 256
x Contetns
TheS econd-NOercdeesros fFi otrym ative
ConteTxhteLs o:g oifcG rouIpn terests 263
TheS econd-NOercdeesros fFi otrym ative
ConteTxhteIs m:a ginoafat inIo nnt ellaingdi ble
DeefnsiSbclhee omfeH umaAns sociation 269
TheE scaloaftC ioonnfl iTchteU: n availability
ofN ecesasnaSdru yffi ciCeonntd itions 275
NegatCiavpea bility 277
TheC orIed ea 277
TheP ractAidcvaaln toafDg iesse ntrenchment2 82
A ComparaHtiisvteoP reircsaple ocntt hiTevh ee sis
ofN egatCiavpea bility 288
TheN oneconVoamriice otfNi eegsa tCiavpea bilit2y90
TheP robloefAm g encTyh:eI ntentainotdnh ael
UnintenDteivoenlaolp omfNe engta tive
C�iliility 2�
TheT hesoifNs e gatCiavpea bQiulailtiyafi nedd
Reinterpreted 30 2
ApplytihnTegh esoifNs e gatCiavpea bility:
Clasasnetdsh Set ate 305
TheS equenEtffieacoltfF s o rmaCtoinvtee xts 312
TheI deoafS equenEtffieaclt s 31 2
TheI nterBpeltawyeN eeng atCiavpea bainldi ty
SequenEtffieaclts 3l 5
TheF actoofDr i sturbTarnacseht:ih nSegc ript 3l 9
Resisttaotn hcCeeo ntext 3l 9
TheC onteTxrta-nsceInmdaignign aanttdih oen
FactoofDr i sturbance 320
TheS e-lFfulfiQlulailnoigfOt uyr T heoretical
Conceptions 32 2
TheU seosft hTeh eoorfyC o nteMxatk ing 324
TheC omplJeotbe 324
TheN ormParla cotfia Pc oel itiScoicziTeahdle ory 327
A CodaF:u nctiaonndCa olu nterfaEcxtpulaaln ation
int hTeh eoorfyC onteMxatk ing 3 23