Disobey!: A Philosophy of Resistance

Author:   Frédéric Gros ,  David Fernbach
Publisher:   Verso Books
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9781788736329


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   04 May 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Disobey!: A Philosophy of Resistance


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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 philosophise is to disobey. This book is a call for critical democracy and ethical resistance.

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Author:   Frédéric Gros ,  David Fernbach
Publisher:   Verso Books
Imprint:   Verso Books
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.189kg
ISBN:  

9781788736329


ISBN 10:   178873632
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   04 May 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Emotive and pithy ... a deep insight into how we can disobey and bring about a better world rather than passively accept the reality we're living in. -Philosophy Now


In this personal reflection of remarkable clarity and intelligence, the author shows above all how the decision between obedience and disobedience ultimately remains a personal matter. * Le Monde * The philosopher Frederic Gros analyses the wellsprings of our passivity. Citizens submit out of fear, social conformity, or pleasure, but also to escape their own responsibility. Yet disobedience is not incompatible with democracy. * Liberation * This specialist in political philosophy dissects the mechanisms of obedience. * Telerama * Inspiring! * Elle * A masterly political and ethical reflection. This essay examines the inner condition of the political and social subject, asking why it is hard to disobey even when the world imposes desperate conditions of life. * Les Inrockuptibles * A call to resist conformity and tyranny. -- Alain Finkielkraut * Philosophie magazine * Emotive and pithy ... a deep insight into how we can disobey and bring about a better world rather than passively accept the reality we're living in. * Philosophy Now *


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Frédéric Gros is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris XII and the Institute of Political Studies, Paris. His previous books include A Philosophy of Walking and The Security Principle.

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