Arendt, Laclau, Rancière: Three philosophical theories of the policy to think, understand and modify the present world

Abstract

The work approaches three fundamental theories to understand the specificity that it defines to the policy: the one of Hannah Arendt, the one of Ernesto Laclau and the one of Jacques Rancière. It is maintained that, in spite of their differences, these three philosophical theories constitute enriching forms to think the policy that acquire vital importance to think the particularities of this discipline. As well, they turn out pertinent to understand the characteristics that define the contemporary societies. Finally, they offer some theoretical tools that allow to generate a praxis that transform their structures. In order to examine these points, this work indicates the theoretical antecedents of each of these approaches, their characteristics and main points of contact. Secondly, investigates about the possibilities that open thinking the present times from each of these perspectives.