
Agonism (from Greek ἀγών agon, `struggle`) is a political theory that emphasises the potentially positive aspects of certain (but not all) forms of political conflict. It accepts a permanent place for such conflict, but seeks to show how we might accept and channel this positively. For this reason, agonists are especially concerned with deb.....
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competition; effort; striving
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• (n.) Contention for a prize; a contest.
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survivalist animal behaviour that includes aggression, defense, and avoidance. The term is favoured by biologists who recognize that the behavioral ... [5 related articles]
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Ag'o·nism noun [ Greek ..., from ... to contend for a prize, from .... See
Agon .] Contention for a prize; a contest. [ Obsolete]
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