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There are perpetual debates about the extent of freedom in
politics. Are we free to choose? Are we overdetermined by our
material conditions? Some hybrid between the two? What is more, how
are we to comprehend ourselves as creators of history if freedom
itself is a problematic concept? And what would it mean if
self-comprehension were foreclosed by this problematic? In this
text, Austin Hayden Smidt analyzes an oft-overlooked text by
Jean-Paul Sartre in order to ground a logical framework for
exploring this paradox. In Critique of Dialectical Reason, Sartre
sought to develop an historical and structural heuristic; one that
would enable future theorists and activists alike to assess the
pressing problems facing the various milieux of capitalist life.
Through this heuristic, his intent was to develop an orientation
enabling humans to transform their world in their perpetual
creation of themselves (and vice versa). However, the stylistic
difficulties of the text, as well as a general agreement among
previous interpreters, has prevented the richness of the
investigation from taking root. This book sets a new course, and
invites further collaboration as - together - we create society as
a work of art.
There are perpetual debates about the extent of freedom in
politics. Are we free to choose? Are we overdetermined by our
material conditions? Some hybrid between the two? What is more, how
are we to comprehend ourselves as creators of history if freedom
itself is a problematic concept? And what would it mean if
self-comprehension were foreclosed by this problematic? In this
text, Austin Hayden Smidt analyzes an oft-overlooked text by
Jean-Paul Sartre in order to ground a logical framework for
exploring this paradox. In Critique of Dialectical Reason, Sartre
sought to develop an historical and structural heuristic; one that
would enable future theorists and activists alike to assess the
pressing problems facing the various milieux of capitalist life.
Through this heuristic, his intent was to develop an orientation
enabling humans to transform their world in their perpetual
creation of themselves (and vice versa). However, the stylistic
difficulties of the text, as well as a general agreement among
previous interpreters, has prevented the richness of the
investigation from taking root. This book sets a new course, and
invites further collaboration as - together - we create society as
a work of art.
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