Transcend the Paradox of Sovereignty:Starting from The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
How to resolve the sovereign's contradiction between the arbitrary decision and the restricted action is one of the theoretical threads in the study of contemporary western political thought history,and it is also an important clue that runs through the Marx's criticism of Bonapartism.Schmitt's excessive emphasis on"decision-making"has led to criticism from Agamben,but there are also weaknesses in Agamben's criticism itself.If we draw inspiration from Agamben's metaphysical approach to the problem of legal philosophy and shift the scope of the"sovereign"paradox to critical philosophy,we can sub-stantially advance research on this issue by emphasizing the prior attribute of the concept of"people's sovereignty".The exploration of the possibilities and boundaries of historical and social subject actions within the framework of historical materialism can achieve a transcendence of the"sovereign"paradox and a deeper understanding of historical materialism.
"sovereignty"legitimacyhistorical materialismThe Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonapar-teKarl Marx