Contemporary ideology

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani characterizes contemporary ideology first by what it rejects: the dominant discourse repudiates what he calls an "accursed triangle", namely man, the universal and progress1. He places part of it on the side of counter-revolution and names Lévi-Strauss as a reactionary thinker, though one he considers respectable2. In his view, structuralism made Marxism look outdated at a time when capitalism was believed to be immortal3. He links this development to the Cold War: the French philosophical school turned to Nietzsche and Heidegger against Marx and Hegel4, and these two authors remain the reference points of today's intellectual authorities5. He also points to a closing-off effect: the only choice left would be between the official theory and "conspiracy"6. He notes unexpected convergences, such as that of the libertarian and the liberal against the State7. Finally, he describes a shift from the ideology of desire, "it is forbidden to forbid", towards fascism and rising military budgets8.

1. 1Négritude et négrologues / Adotevi par Pagani (2017)8 Jun 2017 · 48:50
2. 2Debussy27 Mar 2020 · 40:59
3. 3Debussy27 Mar 2020 · 48:40
4. 4#7 • Les Attelé(e)s de la confinitude5 May 2020 · 1:03:29
5. 5#7 • Les Attelé(e)s de la confinitude5 May 2020 · 1:37:02
6. 6#15 • Retour aux logiques du sujet23 Jul 2020 · 29:38
7. 7#15 • Retour aux logiques du sujet23 Jul 2020 · 1:07:08
8. 8ÉTAT ET APPAREIL D'ÉTAT - Le conflit du public et du privé29 Aug 2025 · 30:14

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