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The social myth and human domination of nature in Georg Sorel and Stanisław Brzozowski

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العنوان: The social myth and human domination of nature in Georg Sorel and Stanisław Brzozowski
المؤلفون: Kasprzak, Krystof
المصدر: Studies in East European thought. 74:93-110
مصطلحات موضوعية: Georg Sorel, Nature, Polish socialism, Social myth, Stanisław Brzozowski, Sublimity, Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning, Baltic and East European studies
الوصف: In this article I aim to bring to the fore a problematic trait of Polish philosopher Stanisław Brzozowski’s (1878–1911) thinking, which is his insistence on the metaphysical importance of human domination of nature through work, technology, and maximization of production. The focal point of the article is Brzozowski’s interpretation of Georg Sorel, with an emphasis on Reflections on Violence and the concept of the social myth. I argue that Brzozowski considers the primary strength of the social myth to lie in its contribution to such domination, because its principal trait is to provide man with a sublime feeling of elevation above nature. Furthermore, this feeling becomes a motive force for struggle against nature. In conclusion, I suggest that the perspective of the sublime is a fruitful path for future critical encounters with Brzozowski’s work. The first part of the article stresses the importance of the sublime in Reflections on Violence. Sorel uses this concept throughout his main work to describe the affective nature of the violence of the social myth, which coordinates the inclinations of the masses towards emancipation. The second part discusses how Brzozowski understands the social myth, law, and nationhood from the perspective of human domination of elemental nature.
وصف الملف: print
URL الوصول: https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-44964
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11212-021-09411-8
قاعدة البيانات: SwePub
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تدمد:09259392
15730948
DOI:10.1007/s11212-021-09411-8