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DOMINATION AND LIBERATORY POLITICS Doug Torgerson " What do we do now , now that we are happy ?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Torgerson, Doug Godot, Waitingfor Kontos, A. I. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Liberal theory links its cause with common sense . Freedom is conceived in terms of its opposite : the absence of overt oppression . A person is considered free to the extent that he can follow his felt desires . To suggest that doing what one wants may be a token of bondage rather than freedom is regarded not only as erroneous, but as morally suspect : for we verge on the absurdity of forcing men to be free . Let us consider, however, the story which Camus tells of Spartacus and his revolt .' This slave rebellion occurred "as the ancient world was coming to an end" ; beginning with a small group of gladiators, the uprising swelled into a massive slave army which eventually threatened Rome itself. But Camus emphasizes that, in revolt, the slaves failed to advance a "new principle" : the vision of liberation mirrored the life and world of the masters . The aspiration of the slave was to become like his master . Rebellion became a reaffirmation of bondage, paying homage to the constraints on imagination that were forged by a world of oppression and servitude : |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ctheory/article/download/13733/4498 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
