Bez kultury różnic nie ma demokracji

• Authors: Luce Irigaray , Katarzyna Szopa , Karolina Lebek

Title variants

EN

There Can Be No Democracy without a Culture of Difference

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The text aims at outlining a new concept of democracy that is based on respecting differences, starting with sexuate difference which – according to Luce Irigaray – makes up a foundation for human individuation. Drawing upon philosophical and political democracy models originating in ancient Greece, Irigaray unmasks their exclusion-based character, proving that they are incapable of facilitating a culture filled with respect for differences amongst citizens regardless of their sex/gender. Luce Irigaray proposes that a new democratic model is required, the one that would include democracy’s most profound facet, namely – human subjectivity.

Keywords

PL

democracy; individuation; individualization; sexuate difference; Luce Irigaray

EN

democracy; individuation; individualization; sexuate difference; Luce Irigaray

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
• Journal: Śląskie Studia Polonistyczne
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 21-34

Dates

published

2019-06-22

Contributors

author

Luce Irigaray

author

Katarzyna Szopa

author

Karolina Lebek

Identifiers

DOI

10.31261/SSP.2019.13.02