Meaning of politicism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A political utterance.
2. The theory that political factors dominate over others.
   derogatory, usually

Examples

“[…] he had been spouting ill-considered politicisms the previous evening yet now, contrariwise, he was silent.”

“Politicism is the view that all human endeavors are power struggles. Thus, according to Michel Foucault, even art would be cultivated for the sake of power.”

“May Hobbes's radical politicism (politics above all) and Levinas's radical ethicism (ethics before all) eventually meet at some point?”

“IPE theorists criticize some political scientists for politicism; i.e., for devoting too much attention to politics.”

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