Journal of Political PhilosophyVolume 23, Issue 2 p. 111-127 Original Article Noumenal Power† Rainer Forst, Rainer Forst Political Theory and Philosophy, Goethe University, Frankfurt am MainSearch for more papers by this author Rainer Forst, Rainer Forst Political Theory and Philosophy, Goethe University, Frankfurt am MainSearch for more papers by this author First published: 11 August 2014 https://doi.org/10.1111/jopp.12046Citations: 56 †A first version of this paper was prepared for a panel on power organized by Casiano Hacker-Cordón at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in Washington in September 2010. I am grateful to C. Hacker-Cordón and Frank Lovett for their comments on that occasion. I also presented versions of the paper at the New School for Social Research in New York, the Humboldt University in Berlin, the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, the Philosophy and Social Science Conference in Prague, the Université de Strasbourg, the University of Southampton and the Lichtenberg-Kolleg in Göttingen. I am indebted to the discussions at these events and many more conversations with colleagues. For helpful recommendations and critique I wish to thank in particular Bruce Ackerman, Amy Allen, Chris Armstrong, Albena Azmanova, Richard Bernstein, Thomas Biebricher, Jean Cohen, Maeve Cooke, Erin Cooper, Ciaran Cronin, Eva Erman, Alessandro Ferrara, Estelle Ferrarese, Nancy Fraser, Dorothea Gädeke, Pablo Gilabert, Klaus Günther, Mark Haugaard, Malte Ibsen, Rahel Jaeggi, Jane Mansbridge, Christoph Möllers, Dmitri Nikulin, David Owen, Paul Patton, Hartmut Rosa, Martin Saar, Bill Scheuerman, Ian Shapiro, Holmer Steinfath, David Strecker, James Tully, Martin van Gelderen, Lea Ypi, Eli Zaretsky, and Michael Zürn—and two anonymous reviewers for this journal. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume23, Issue2June 2015Pages 111-127 RelatedInformation