The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude from One Century to Another. Verticality, Horizontality and Intersubjectivity
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TexteLangue : français Détails de publication : 2016.
Ressources en ligne : Abrégé : Written by Étienne de La Boétie, the Discours de la servitude volontaire has often been viewed by critics of totalitarianism. His shift in analysis of domination is very precious for the analysis of many tragic events of the past century. Today, we believe that the contrast between 1. the vertical chain of tyranny and 2. horizontality of political friendship brings us important understanding for democracy building. The first one describes a world where everyone becomes a thing for each other, a society without communication and without trust, in opposition to the spirit of the gift. The second traces the outlines of the political society of “tous uns,” a world humanized by intersubjectivity and mutual recognition.
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Written by Étienne de La Boétie, the Discours de la servitude volontaire has often been viewed by critics of totalitarianism. His shift in analysis of domination is very precious for the analysis of many tragic events of the past century. Today, we believe that the contrast between 1. the vertical chain of tyranny and 2. horizontality of political friendship brings us important understanding for democracy building. The first one describes a world where everyone becomes a thing for each other, a society without communication and without trust, in opposition to the spirit of the gift. The second traces the outlines of the political society of “tous uns,” a world humanized by intersubjectivity and mutual recognition.




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