Mistaking authority for violence in philosophical writings from XIX-XX century Cover Image

CONFUZIA AUTORITĂȚII CU VIOLENȚA ÎN SCRIERILE FILOZOFILOR SEC. XIX-XX
Mistaking authority for violence in philosophical writings from XIX-XX century

Author(s): CĂTĂLINA PLINSCHI
Subject(s): History of ideas, Recent History (1900 till today), 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Universitatea »Dunarea de Jos« din Galati -Facultatea de Istorie, Teologie și Filosofie
Keywords: political violence;totalitarianism;anthropology;conflict;sociology;

Summary/Abstract: Violence is a key feature of human social relations, yet it has received comparatively little attention from social scientists. With increasing levels of conflict and violence in the modern world, we started an anthropological research to find the origins and aspects of violence in politics. By studying the writings of great philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Hume, and Marx we found that there is a confusion between the notions of authority and violence, and that this is the main fault that guided centuries of political thinking. These writings have cultivated certain types of politicians and of ways for accepting the abuse up until present days and it is therefor necessary to point the difference between them.

  • Issue Year: 12/2019
  • Issue No: -
  • Page Range: 87-93
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian