Omnia nuda... The Shadow of Self-discovery
Journal Title: Theory and Practice of Social Systems Management - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The paper explores the problematic character of the principle: know thyself The key concept that is based on texts by Leszek Kołakowski and Giorgio Agamben leads to quite perverse thoughts about the legitimacy of self-discovery (which may occur as a kind of blackmail or a form of hidden social pressure) The final part consists of some theses justified by Walter Benjamin about necessity of treating thyself as the Mystery
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Łukasz Michalski
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