出版社：University of Trieste, Department of Philosophy
摘要：Power and violence" is a dyad that is definitely taken for granted, almost a tautology. If power, either in exercise or attribute, implies an imposition of a condition of superiority (with consequent subjugation of others, or identification of the "non powerful", "less powerful", or "powerless"), there is an inevitable slide towards the idea of singling out individuals, abuse, and subjugation, and thus a display (more or less consciously) of force that easily transforms into violence. But in the disturbing depths of G¨¹nther Anders' (1902-1992) thought, the relationship between the two concepts becomes more complex, they become inter-tangled, are redefined and, without any form of contradiction, they even manage to become inverted. The current human condition is the focus of his observations, conducted using original and incredibly effective stylistic means1. The determination of the position of man in the world (but noo of his "nature", it is important to underline) forms the backdrop for the ethical and social commitment of one of the most acute and socially dedicated intellectuals of the last century. Trained in the phenomenological school, sensitive to existentialist themes, he was also open to the assertions of the newly developing anthropological philosophy, Anders proposes philosophical pathways that express denunciation in various ways of "human deficiency", of a "defect of humanity" in contemporary man. This deficiency takes concrete form in behaviour unworthy of man, of his (self-conceived) excellence and superiority, a behaviour that, most of all, distances him from any sense of responsibility.
