The logic of hatred and its social and historical expressions: From the great witch-hunt to terror and present-day djihadism
In two important books, the French philosopher Jacob Rogozinski analyses the logic of hatred underlying the great witch-hunt at the beginning of modern times, the period of terror following the French and the Russian Revolution and present-day djihadism. According to his analysis, the same logic of...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2020
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Continental philosophy review
Jahr: 2020, Band: 53, Heft: 3, Seiten: 321-329 |
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Witch-hunt
B Djihad B Sacrifice B Hatred B Terror |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In two important books, the French philosopher Jacob Rogozinski analyses the logic of hatred underlying the great witch-hunt at the beginning of modern times, the period of terror following the French and the Russian Revolution and present-day djihadism. According to his analysis, the same logic of hatred is at work in these historical phenomena. The confrontation with the martyrs-murderers of djihadism, challenges the self-understanding of the defenders of democracy. Just as, on the level of religion, one must give up the dream of a reformation that would make Islam more « moderate », and help the Islamic believers become more radical, but otherwise than more fanatical, by rediscovering their forgotten treasures, on a political level, democracy too needs to be radicalized. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-1103 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Continental philosophy review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11007-019-09481-w |
