Polityka głosu
The Politics of the Voice
Author(s): Mladen DolarContributor(s): Paulina Bożek (Translator), Grzegorz Nowak (Translator)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Psychology, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Political Theory, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Law, Political psychology, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Law
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: voice; sound; speech; zōē; bios; naked life; social life; politics
Summary/Abstract: For Dolar, voice represents the primordial or animal aspect of the human being, zōē, or naked life. Speech, meanwhile, is understood as voice endowed with meaning. Considering the problem of voice, Dolar argues that zōē rubs against bios, i.e. political and social life. Zōē manifests itself in many areas of life; the primordial voice appears in contexts such as justice, education or religion. It also represents an integral attribute of rulers and dictators, who use their voice to create laws, or who enforce those laws into life. Voice is indispensable for logos and the written word. Therefore it is inexorably linked with social life; it exists between naked life and social life, between sound and speech.
Journal: Teksty Drugie
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 238-260
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Polish
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