Hannah Arendt and the subversive exemplarity: for a post-methaphysical ethics

Authors

  • André Duarte Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-9800.v0i9p27-48

Keywords:

ARENDT, POST-METAPHYSICAL ETHICS, SUBVERSIVE EXEMPLARITY, THINKING, JUDGMENT.

Abstract

ARENDT REDEFINES THE MEANING OF ETHICS AND POLITICS IN A POST-METAPHYSICAL THEORETICAL KEY, DISRUPTING BOTH TELEOLOGICAL AND PRESCRIPTIVE TIES THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BOUND WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL THINKING ABOUT POLITICAL ACTION AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOR. IN THIS PROJECT, ARENDT STRESSES THE MODE OF BEING OF SUBVERSIVE EXEMPLARITY, I.E., THE CAPACITY TO PUBLICLY APPEAR AS RESISTANT AGAINST POLITICAL VIOLENCE, EVEN WHEN THIS APPEARANCE IS MERELY PASSIVE AND SILENTLY. TO DEMONSTRATE THE POST-METAPHYSICAL ETHICAL-POLITICAL IMPACT OF THE SUBVERSIVE EXEMPLARITY, I ANALYZE SOME TEXTS IN WHICH ARENDT HIGHLIGHTS THE PROJECT OF A NEGATIVE AND REFLEXIVE ETHICS, ONE THAT DOES NOT DETERMINE HOW TO ACT, BUT WHAT NOT TO DO OR WHEN TO INTERRUPT A CERTAIN COURSE OF ACTION.

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Author Biography

  • André Duarte, Universidade Federal do Paraná

    Prof. do Programa de Graduação e Pós-graduação em Filosofia da Universidade Federal do Paraná  (UFPR) e pesquisador do CNPq.

Published

2007-06-15

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How to Cite

Duarte, A. (2007). Hannah Arendt and the subversive exemplarity: for a post-methaphysical ethics. Cadernos De Filosofia Alemã: Crítica E Modernidade, 9, 27-48. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-9800.v0i9p27-48