Discourse and Political Ontology

an analysis of some assumptions of Ernesto Laclau´s Political Theory

Authors

  • Leonardo Monteiro Crespo de Almeida Faculdade Damas da Instrução Cristã - FADIC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25247/P1982-999X.2022.v22n1.p152-175

Keywords:

Laclau, Political Ontology, Discourse Theory, Hegemony

Abstract

The principal objective of this article is to analyze the concept of discourse as developed by Ernesto Laclau in order to clarify certain assumptions of his political theory. By taking the concept of discourse as its starting point, the article intends to develop the relationship between discourse theory and political ontology, and how Laclau´s position reframe some assumptions of Marxism through a meticulous assimilation of certain theoretical tenets of post-structuralism philosophy, mainly Derrida and Foucault. Finally, the development of the relationship between discourse theory and political ontology also allows to clarify another relevant relationship within Laclau´s work, which is the connection between the social and the political.

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Author Biography

  • Leonardo Monteiro Crespo de Almeida, Faculdade Damas da Instrução Cristã - FADIC

    Doutor em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito do Recife/UFPE. Mestre em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (2012), Bacharel em Direito - Faculdades Integradas Barros Melo (2010) e Bacharel em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (2009). Professor Permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito da Faculdade Damas da Instrução Cristã/FADIC. Tem interesse em pesquisar as temáticas de Subjetividade e Política nas interseções entre Teoria Social, Teoria Política Contemporânea e Teoria do Direito, tendo como principal referência teórica o pós-estruturalismo francês e teóricos por ele influenciados. Atualmente escreve e pesquisa a mencionada temática nas obras de Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida e Ernesto Laclau.

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Published

2022-04-29

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2022): Linguagem e o Sentido do Discurso

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ALMEIDA, Leonardo Monteiro Crespo de. Discourse and Political Ontology: an analysis of some assumptions of Ernesto Laclau´s Political Theory. Revista Ágora Filosófica, Recife, PE, Brasil, v. 22, n. 1, p. 152–175, 2022. DOI: 10.25247/P1982-999X.2022.v22n1.p152-175. Disponível em: https://www1.unicap.br/ojs/index.php/agora/article/view/2132.. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2026.

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