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1. Radical Philosophy Review: Volume > 7 > Issue: 2
Eduardo Mendieta, Jeffrey Paris

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sovereignty beyond the law

2. Radical Philosophy Review: Volume > 7 > Issue: 2
Michael Nass, Jeffrey Paris

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In the last couple years of George W. Bush’s reign the word “sovereignty” has been on everyone’s lips. As the U.S. prepared to invade Iraq in March 2003, those who supported the war claimed that Iraq posed a threat to U.S. security and sovereignty while those against the war argued that a preemptive strike against another sovereign nation was justified only in urgent self-defense or that U.S. sovereignty should ultimately yield to the sovereignty of international organizations such as the UN. But what exactly is sovereignty?In this paper I take a few cues from Jacques Derrida’s recently published Rogues in order to analyze in detail the Platonic origins of sovereignty. I demonstrate the way in which Plato displaces or transforms a sovereignty based in convention and institutions into a sovereignty rooted in the putative knowledge of the few. Such an analysis of the origins of sovereignty can go a long way, I argue, in helping us understand and resist the policies and arguments of our sovereigns and the hidden ideas of sovereignty on which they rely.
3. Radical Philosophy Review: Volume > 7 > Issue: 2
James Andreas Manos

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The author argues that given the dominant logic of the projects of the United States security apparatuses, realities such as Abu Ghraib and Camp X-Ray cannot be considered merely aberrations, but rather are the logical manifestations of security. In order to make this argument the author explores the concepts of sovereignty, the exception, and homo sacer in the works of Carl Schmitt and Giorgio Agamben.

the poverty of law

4. Radical Philosophy Review: Volume > 7 > Issue: 2
Susan M. Behuniak

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A critical difference between 1978, the first time the U.S. Supreme Court heard on its merits a case involving affirmative action policies (AAPs), and its 2003 revisiting of the issue was that the context for hearing the issue had significantly changed from that of medical education to that of undergraduate and law school programs. This shift in context mattered. I argue here that medicine has particular interests and insights into the problem of race, and in this, its participation in the debate is critical not only for medical education and practice but for the development of sound judicial approaches to AAPs.
5. Radical Philosophy Review: Volume > 7 > Issue: 2
Richard A. Jones

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Admissions to upper-tier universities have become increasingly competitive. The erosion of gains made during the Civil Rights Era is evidenced by recent legal actions at the University of Michigan. In this paper I argue that affirmative action programs remain a necessary means for achieving social justice. Further, I argue that more than mere affirmative action, what is also required is Nancy Fraser’s “Transformative Action.” To reach these conclusions, the paper is divided into three parts: (1) The continued assault on Affirmative Action; (2) the SAT and race; and (3) transformative action.

interview

6. Radical Philosophy Review: Volume > 7 > Issue: 2
Martin Woessner

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7. Radical Philosophy Review: Volume > 7 > Issue: 2
Christian Parenti, Martin Woessner

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book review

8. Radical Philosophy Review: Volume > 7 > Issue: 2
Steve Martinot

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