Can Democratic "We" Be Thought?: The Politics of Negativity in Nihilistic Times

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Prestifilippo, Agustín Lucas
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2024
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In this article I attempt to systematically reconstruct Theodor Adorno`s account of the relationship between the processes of authoritarian subject formation and the processes of political formation of the democratic common will. Undertaking a reading that brings Adorno into dialogue with contemporary philosophical perspectives, the paper asks the question of whether it is possible to think of a democratic "We" in nihilistic times. In order to achieve this aim, I will analyze in reverse the modifications that the concept of narcissism has undergone, from Adorno’s use of it to account for the symbolic obstacles to the formation of democratic subjectivities after the Holocaust, to the initial formulations of Freudian psychoanalysis. Finally, I will attempt to outline an affirmative answer to the initial question, formulating the potentials and merits of what I will call a politics of negativity.
Fil: Prestifilippo, Agustín Lucas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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CRITICAL THEORY
DEMOCRATIC WE
AUTHORITARIANISM
NEOLIBERALISM
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Can Democratic "We" Be Thought?: The Politics of Negativity in Nihilistic Times
title Can Democratic "We" Be Thought?: The Politics of Negativity in Nihilistic Times
spellingShingle Can Democratic "We" Be Thought?: The Politics of Negativity in Nihilistic Times
Prestifilippo, Agustín Lucas
CRITICAL THEORY
DEMOCRATIC WE
AUTHORITARIANISM
NEOLIBERALISM
title_short Can Democratic "We" Be Thought?: The Politics of Negativity in Nihilistic Times
title_full Can Democratic "We" Be Thought?: The Politics of Negativity in Nihilistic Times
title_fullStr Can Democratic "We" Be Thought?: The Politics of Negativity in Nihilistic Times
title_full_unstemmed Can Democratic "We" Be Thought?: The Politics of Negativity in Nihilistic Times
title_sort Can Democratic "We" Be Thought?: The Politics of Negativity in Nihilistic Times
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Prestifilippo, Agustín Lucas
author Prestifilippo, Agustín Lucas
author_facet Prestifilippo, Agustín Lucas
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CRITICAL THEORY
DEMOCRATIC WE
AUTHORITARIANISM
NEOLIBERALISM
topic CRITICAL THEORY
DEMOCRATIC WE
AUTHORITARIANISM
NEOLIBERALISM
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this article I attempt to systematically reconstruct Theodor Adorno`s account of the relationship between the processes of authoritarian subject formation and the processes of political formation of the democratic common will. Undertaking a reading that brings Adorno into dialogue with contemporary philosophical perspectives, the paper asks the question of whether it is possible to think of a democratic "We" in nihilistic times. In order to achieve this aim, I will analyze in reverse the modifications that the concept of narcissism has undergone, from Adorno’s use of it to account for the symbolic obstacles to the formation of democratic subjectivities after the Holocaust, to the initial formulations of Freudian psychoanalysis. Finally, I will attempt to outline an affirmative answer to the initial question, formulating the potentials and merits of what I will call a politics of negativity.
Fil: Prestifilippo, Agustín Lucas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description In this article I attempt to systematically reconstruct Theodor Adorno`s account of the relationship between the processes of authoritarian subject formation and the processes of political formation of the democratic common will. Undertaking a reading that brings Adorno into dialogue with contemporary philosophical perspectives, the paper asks the question of whether it is possible to think of a democratic "We" in nihilistic times. In order to achieve this aim, I will analyze in reverse the modifications that the concept of narcissism has undergone, from Adorno’s use of it to account for the symbolic obstacles to the formation of democratic subjectivities after the Holocaust, to the initial formulations of Freudian psychoanalysis. Finally, I will attempt to outline an affirmative answer to the initial question, formulating the potentials and merits of what I will call a politics of negativity.
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