"Nothing to kill or die for ...": Überlegungen zu einer politischen Theorie des Opfers
The political semantics of sacrifice after World War II is characterized by a shift from an active (sacrifice) to a passive significance (victim). Presenting oneself as a victim is more and more conducive for assertion in distributive conflicts in the welfare state. The ideological conception, e.g....
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| Language: | German |
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2000
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Leviathan <Baden-Baden>
Year: 2000, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 343-362 |
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Political theory
B War victims B Political crime B Political behavior B Social behavior B Opinion B Sociology B Theory formation B Typology B Concept formation B Political persecution B Oppression |
| Summary: | The political semantics of sacrifice after World War II is characterized by a shift from an active (sacrifice) to a passive significance (victim). Presenting oneself as a victim is more and more conducive for assertion in distributive conflicts in the welfare state. The ideological conception, e.g. to make the supreme sacrifice, recedes into the background. This is a success of enlightenment, but with regard to recent wars forcing soldiers to risk their lives, a prospective dialectic of this enlightenment in Horkheimer's and Adorno's sense must be taken into account. (Leviathan / FUB) |
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| ISSN: | 0340-0425 |
| Contains: | In: Leviathan |