Disobey!: A Philiosophy of Resistance

The world is out of joint, and disobedience is an urgent act. Frédéric Gros explores the roots of political obedience, social conformity, economic subjection, respect for authorities, and constitutional consensus, providing tools to study, invent, and induce new forms of civic disobedience and lyrical protest. Philosophizing is a call for critical democracy and ethical resistance.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 224 pages
\n Publication date: 19 May 2020
\n Publisher: Verso Books
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The world is in disarray, so much so that disobedience should be an urgent act for everyone. In this thought-provoking essay, Frédéric Gros delves into the origins of political obedience, social conformity, economic subjugation, respect for authorities, constitutional consensus. By examining the diverse forms of obedience, we gain valuable tools to study, invent, and induce new modes of civic disobedience and lyrical protest. Nothing can be taken for granted: neither presumed certainties nor social conventions, economic injustice, or moral convictions. Thinking philosophically necessitates rejecting truths and generalizations that appear self-evident, restoring a sense of political responsibility. In a time when expert decisions are presented as the outcome of cold statistics and anonymous calculations, disobedience becomes an assertion of humanity. To philosophize is to disobey. This book serves as a call for critical democracy and ethical resistance.

\n Weight: 320g\n
Dimension: 148 x 218 x 23 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781788736312\n \n