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About Dussel
He was born in Argentina and he was exiled in Mexico. He is a
Professor
of
Philosophy
at
the
Universidad
Autnoma
assumptions
about
power.
It
is
through
this
notion of will-to-
power,
and
also
the
generally
Eurocentric
defined
power
individual
(p.15).
- Strategic Feasibility
The potential for using instrumental reason to empirically
accomplish the objectives of human life and its historical
advancement, within the developed
(p.16).
not
actualized
(through
(through
constituents
power)
of
makes
the
institutionalization
of
potential
is
of obediential power, in
obligation
Hegemonic action
- Dussel alerts that it is precisely themutual dependence
between potential and
virtuous circuit
obedience
is
representative
the
primary
or
governor,
subjective
or
those
39).
overlooked
by
traditional,
modern,
by those who
exceed
the
marginalization
existing
by
its
institutional structures.
- The negated and the movements that rise from their
unfulfilled demands
will-to-
- p. 72/p. 82
Discussion
What is the different between power legitimacy in Dussel
and the ones related to liberalism and weberianism?
How does Dussels theory of power relate to Gramsci idea of
hegemony? (note 47)
Example of current disputes for hegemony and how is
Dussels concept of power a useful model to analyze society.
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Dana:
- Livability: Arendt doesnt account this (not even Iris
Marion Young), so its a
more
elitist
conceptualization
of
- Rousseau: he believed
- Weber: society is irrational a lot of times. Can you study
society in a rational
think
in
rationality
and
so
on).
society.
Governing
in
Rousseau:
differences
between
will-in-general
and
general-will
- Politics for Dussel is a very active, communicative
practice