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The left/right metaphor originated in the French National Assembly of 1789, and proved extremely appropriate. Left and right represent a spatial dyad with which we are all familiar (an object must be either on our left or on our right, and cannot be both; furthermore, there is an area directly in front of us where it is not very clear whether the
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In this book - which was a tremendous success in Italy - Norberto Bobbio challenges these views, arguing that the fundamental political distinction between Left and Right, which has shaped the two centuries since the French Revolution, has continuing relevance today.
The book focuses on the ideological distinction between left and right—or, again, in the context of US politics, between liberalism and conservatism—and its psychological underpinnings.
31 de mar. de 2016 · Bobbio explores the grounds of this elusive distinction and argues that Left and Right are ultimately divided by different attitudes to equality. He carefully defines the nature of equality and...
1 de ene. de 1994 · In this little book famed Italian political theorist Norberto Bobbio does three things: (1) defend the continuing relevance of the left-right distinction in politics; (2) give a concise overview of the meanings of left-right in history and academic literature; and, most importantly, (3) provide a clear and concise description of the ...
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left and right. Left- and right-wing moderates, for example, share a commitment to democracy, while extremists of both wings are hostile to democracy. Moderates and extremists, Bobbio says, are distinguished by their preferred methods, whereas left and right are distinguished by their respective values.
Bobbio argues that left and right are not absolute terms, but represent a shifting map of the political spectrum, relative to the particular cultural and historical contexts of a given time....
