G.M. Tamás: Innocent Power: 100 Notes, 100 Thoughts: Documenta Series 013 (100 Notes-100 Thoughts / 100 Notizen - 100 Gedanken) (English and German Edition)

Tamás, G.M.

ISBN 10: 3775728627 / ISBN 13: 9783775728621

Published by Hatje Cantz, 2011

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Synopsis:

In his essay, G. M. Tamás (*1948), Hungarian philosopher as well as former and actual dissident, examines the character of “innocent power.” Power is per se destructive, and its effects are visible in different kinds of ruins, such as romantic ruins, war ruins, and ruins created by contemporary art. Innocent power, like capital, is impersonal and conceptual; it is a collection of concepts that has the “legitimizing” character of “knowledge.” Its recognition as the prevalent order is linked to the way we know. Thus, resistance against innocent power is illegal and unintelligent. But if there are still possible forms of resistance and rebellion against the consequences it may have, such as servitude and humiliation or deliberate imposition of misery, they are made ipso facto unreasonable.

Product Description: Hungarian philosopher and dissident G. M. Tamas discusses the idea of "innocent power" in this extended essay: power that is without culpability because it is without a human face or identifiably responsible agency.

Bibliographic Details

Title: G.M. Tamás: Innocent Power: 100 Notes, 100 ...
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good