Disobey!: The Philosophy of Resistance

Frederic Gros

Disobey!: The Philosophy of Resistance
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Verso Books
Country
United Kingdom
Published
24 July 2020
Pages
224
ISBN
9781788736312

Disobey!: The Philosophy of Resistance

Frederic Gros

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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