REVISITING BAKUNIN: REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE PANDEMIC

• Authors: Kulcsár Dominik
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Jon Stewart’s revisitation of Bakunin in Hegel’s Century offers an opportunity to reflect on contemporary libertarian expressions of individual freedom. The most alarming support of such freedom found its expression in revolts against COVID-19 public health measures. The goal of this paper is to reflect on Bakunin’s concept of freedom and revolt, in order to answer the question whether this form of rebellion is a rational expression of human freedom. I proceed by explaining Bakunin’s theory of freedom in community and the concept of revolt. Then I move on to the critique of authority and science. In the concluding section, I present his critique of the State and point at the economic inequalities to show how they exacerbate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. Lastly, I answer the question if revolt against pandemic measures can find justification in Bakunin’s premises.

Keywords

EN

BAKUNIN; REVOLT; FREEDOM; PANDEMIC; COVID-19

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 78
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 719 – 731

Contributors

author

Kulcsár Dominik

• Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1355-6696

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2023.78.9.3