Against Liberty
Adorno, Levinas and the Pathologies of Freedom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10830213 |
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| Authors | Eric S Nelson |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 131 |
| Pages | 64-83 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | THEORIA An International Journal for Theory History and Foundations of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0495-4548 • E-ISSN: 2171-679X |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/th.2012.5913105 |
| OpenAlex | W2331478863 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Adorno and Levinas argue from distinct yet intersecting perspectives that there are pathological forms of freedom, formed by systems of power and economic exchange, which legitimate the neglect, exploitation and domination of others. In this paper, I examine how the works of Adorno and Levinas assist in diagnosing the aporias of liberty in contemporary capitalist societies by providing critical models and strategies for confronting present discourses and systems of freedom that perpetuate unfreedom such as those ideologically expressed in possessive individualist and libertarian conceptions of freedom
Epistemology · Negative liberty · Political science · Politics · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics
| Highly cited | No |
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