the end of history Francis Fukuyama 1989 & 2022 the phrase “the end of history” was coined by Hegel (the first philosopher to speak the language of modern social #authority#culture#hegelian
the right to dominate The Right to Dominate: How Old Ideas About Sovereignty Pose New Challenges for World Order, 2020, Roland Paris (Canadian political scientist) writes #authority#society
new middle ages Umberto Eco’s essays “Living in the New Middle Ages” and “Dreaming of the Middle Ages” … decline of Westphalian sovereignty … replaced by global #authority#medieval#subject
tyrannies over body and soul There is the despot who tyrannises over the body (Prince). There is the despot who tyrannises over the soul (Pope). There is the despot who #authority
tolstovstvo Tolstoy’s philosophy challenges individuals to reject evil in all forms—whether overt or passive—and to live with moral clarity, influencing later movements for nonviolent resistance. #spirituality#materialism#authority#subject
say my name How do we live by the names given to us? How do we choose a name, or should I ask how does the name choose us? I use a mononym — levèlsi — and choose to write it in lowercase letters. This stylistic decision is my way of resisting the authority over personal names. #individuality#society#authority