Disobey!
eBook - ePub

Disobey!

A Philosophy of Resistance

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Disobey!

A Philosophy of Resistance

About this book

The world is out of joint, so much so that disobeying should be an urgent act for everyone. In this provocative essay, Fr?d?ric 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 philosophise is to disobey. This book is a call for critical democracy and ethical resistance.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. We have accepted the unacceptable
  9. Preface: The Reversal of Monstrosities
  10. Chapter One: From Submission to Rebellion
  11. Chapter Two: Surplus Obedience
  12. Chapter Three: From Subordination to the Right of Resistance
  13. Chapter Four: The Daughter of Oedipus
  14. Chapter Five: From Conformism to Transgression
  15. Chapter Six: 1961
  16. Chapter Seven: From Consent to Civil Disobedience
  17. Chapter Eight: Th oreau’s Walk
  18. Chapter Nine: Civic Dissidence
  19. Chapter Ten: Ethical Obligation
  20. Chapter Eleven: Unlimited Responsibility
  21. Conclusion: Thinking, Disobeying: Plato’s Republic as a Message
  22. Out-of-phase humanity
  23. Notes
  24. Index