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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST EVIL

Author(s): Lino Veljak
Subject(s): History, Philosophy, Gender Studies, Sociology, Gender history
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: feminism; responsibility; courage; evil; pacifism
Summary/Abstract: Philosopher Ksenija Atanasijevic is better known today as a victim of academic misogyny, than for her rich opus, which is, among other things, marked by valuable monographs on Bruno and Epicurus, and notable contributions to the studies of the history of ancient and national philosophy. This trailblazing thinker must first and foremost be remembered and studied as the author of an organic synthesis of pacifism and feminism. The foundation of this - in many ways unsurpassed - synthesis is to be found in the deepest roots of her life’s inspiration: in her decision to confront evil in all its manifestations. Few have noticed the connection between the authoritarian syndrome of the patriarchal tradition and militaristic violence as Ksenija Atanasijevic did, as she went on to oppose the evil of patriarchy with a feminist alternative, and the evil of armed violence and war with the alternative of pacifism and anti-militarism. The unity of feminism and pacifism was further reinforced in her life, in which she consistently and boldly opposed, practically and through her activism, the various forms of evil, thus epitomizing a paradigm of unity of theory and practice.

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