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No. 70

Shared Singularities: Community and Event in the Philosophy of Jean-Luc Nancy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12795/themata.2024.i70.11
Submitted
May 7, 2024
Published
2024-12-31

Abstract

This study examines the conceptualizations of community and event in the work of Jean-Luc Nancy, highlighting how these elements allow for a reinterpretation of freedom in terms of spaces of difference and rupture. Nancy articulates a notion of community not as a homogeneous entity but as an interweaving of singularities that emerge and exist through fracture and difference. Through textual analysis and comparison with other contemporary philosophers such as Jacques Derrida, this article illustrates how Nancy shifts the focus from an ontology of being to an ontology of being-with, thus offering new avenues for understanding politics and ethics in our era. The findings suggest that freedom, in Nancy's thought, is revealed not as an attribute or state, but as a dynamic process of constant deconstruction and relation with the other. This approach has significant implications for contemporary theories of community, challenging traditional conceptions of identity and autonomy, and reinforcing the need for ongoing dialogue in the shared space of the political.

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