Gustav Landauer was an unconventional anarchist who aspired to a return to a communal life. His antipolitical rejection of authoritarian assumptions is based on a radical linguistic scepticism that could be considered the theoretical premise of his anarchism. The present volume aims to add to the existing scholarship on Landauer by shedding new light on his work, focussing on the two interrelated notions of skepsis and antipolitics. In a time marked by a deep doubt concerning modern politics, Landauer’s alternative can help us to more seriously address the struggle for a different articulation of our communitarian and ecological needs.
Dr. Cedric Cohen-Skalli teaches early modern and modern Jewish philosophy at the University of Haifa. He is the director of the Bucerius Institute for Research of Contemporary German History and Society.
Dr. Libera Pisano is currently a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. She is a researcher in the field of contemporary German-Jewish philosophy.
This book is intended for students and scholars in the field of Jewish studies, contemporary philosophy, political science, Jewish and European cultural history, and social and political activists.