PHILOSOPHER AND POWER
ESSAY
Keywords:
‘conceptual personae’ (Deleuze, Guattari), philosopher, power, discipline and punish’ (Foucault), ‘compulsion to repeat’ (Freud)Abstract
Based on Deleuze and Guattari’s idea of ‘conceptual personae’– necessary for philosophy and possible today – the essay suggests considering a character who has long been well-known in Ukrainian culture. This is philosopher Khoma Brutus from Gogol’s story ‘Viy’. All the individual events depicted there can be perceived as harsh persecution of him by various powers; however, unlike the celebrated Socrates, who can defend himself in court and express his opinion, Khoma is unable and unwilling to speak. This figure and the corresponding situation can explain a lot in our philosophy.
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Yermolenko, V. (2024). Eros and Psyche. Love and Culture in Europe: Essays. [In Ukrainian]. Lviv: The Old Lion Publishing House.
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