For an immanent critique of a neoliberal form of life

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1677-2954.2021.e79812

Resumo

This paper departs from the assumption that the critique of neoliberalism should not restrict itself to a criticism of an economic project. Another possible criticism of neoliberalism consists of a critique of how this specific form of life forms subjects. In this paper, we argue that a critique of a form of life is only justified in a reasonable way if it starts from the experiences of suffering produced by this form of life. As we will show, we must criticise neoliberalism not because it is inadequate for solving problems, since for a specific portion of the world population it has been extremely effective, but because it causes suffering. Suffering, unlike mere unsolved problems, represents sufficient grounds for highlighting the existence of a normative problem in a form of life. According to Max Horkheimer, the first step of a critical project committed to the transformation of a form of life are the crises of the present, which are not fully understood through the theoretical tools of “problem solving” or “learning processes”, as Rahel Jaeggi resorts to in her critical theory of society.

Biografia do Autor

Bárbara Buril, Universidade Feral de Pernambuco

Mestre no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE).

Alessandro Pinzani, Professor for Ethics and Political Philosophy at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina (SC).

Professor for Ethics and Political Philosophy at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis. AOC: Political and Social Philosophy; AOS: Theories of Justice, Critical Theory and Philosophy of Poverty. E-mail: alepinzani@gmail.com

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2021-04-30

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Artigos - Fluxo Contínuo