Disobey! : a philosophy of resistance
Gros, Frédéric
Disobey! : a philosophy of resistance / Frédéric Gros ; translated by David Fernbach. - London ; New York : Verso, 2021. - 214 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
The world is out of joint, so much so that disobeying should be an urgent act for everyone. In this provocative essay, Frédéric Gros explores the roots of political obedience, social conformity, economic subjection, respect for authorities, constitutional consensus. Examining the various styles of obedience provides tools to study, invent and induce new forms of civic disobedience and lyrical protest. Nothing can be taken for granted: neither supposed certainties nor social conventions, economic injustice or moral conviction. Thinking philosophically requires us to never accept truths and generalities that seem obvious-it restores a sense of political responsibility. At a time when the decisions of experts are presented as the result of icy statistics and anonymous calculations, disobeying becomes an assertion of humanity. To philosophize is to disobey. This book is a call for critical democracy and ethical resistance.
9781788736329
Civil disobedience
Government, Resistance to
Social conflict
Political science --Philosophy
JC328.3 / .G7613 2020
Disobey! : a philosophy of resistance / Frédéric Gros ; translated by David Fernbach. - London ; New York : Verso, 2021. - 214 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
The world is out of joint, so much so that disobeying should be an urgent act for everyone. In this provocative essay, Frédéric Gros explores the roots of political obedience, social conformity, economic subjection, respect for authorities, constitutional consensus. Examining the various styles of obedience provides tools to study, invent and induce new forms of civic disobedience and lyrical protest. Nothing can be taken for granted: neither supposed certainties nor social conventions, economic injustice or moral conviction. Thinking philosophically requires us to never accept truths and generalities that seem obvious-it restores a sense of political responsibility. At a time when the decisions of experts are presented as the result of icy statistics and anonymous calculations, disobeying becomes an assertion of humanity. To philosophize is to disobey. This book is a call for critical democracy and ethical resistance.
9781788736329
Civil disobedience
Government, Resistance to
Social conflict
Political science --Philosophy
JC328.3 / .G7613 2020
