Why Theory

Critique of Dialectical Reason

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Mar 5, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Todd's Initial Dismissal of Critique of Dialectical Reason

  • Todd McGowan initially dismissed Sartre's Critique of Dialectical Reason as "not very good."
  • His friend, Paul Eisenstein, criticized this dismissiveness, leading Todd to reconsider the book's value.
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Sartre's Misreading of Hegel

  • Sartre misinterprets Hegel as a monist and teleological thinker, neglecting Hegel's concept of retroactive necessity.
  • Sartre defines dialectic as a struggle between freedom and necessity, missing Hegel's point about freedom emerging from necessary contradictions.
INSIGHT

Strikes as Counter-Violence

  • Strikes are a reaction to the inherent violence within working conditions.
  • However, they are perceived as the initial act of aggression due to structural violence.
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