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Donatella Di Cesare, philosopher: “We all have a conspiratorial side within us”

2023-04-07T14:21:38.802Z


SEEN FROM ELSEWHERE - She is one of the most sagacious intellectuals in Italy. In Il comploto al potere (The conspiracy to power), her latest work, she argues that conspiracies are linked to a problem of political powerlessness.


Daniel Verdú

(El País)

The world changed abruptly on September 11, 2001, with the collapse of the Twin Towers.

The course of history has accelerated, following a chaotic trajectory.

It has now become impossible to analyze events according to the paradigm of progress.

In addition, fueled by resentment, the majority of citizens rallied to conspiracy.

This is precisely the subject treated in Donatella Di Cesare's latest work,

Il plotto al potere

(The power conspiracy, published in Italian by Enaudi editions in 2021, and not translated into French).

Born in Rome 66 years ago, this author is one of the most influential and sagacious intellectuals in Italy.

Coming from a Jewish family and educated in Germany, she was one of the last pupils of Hans-Georg Gadamer.

His early writings focused on Derrida's theory of deconstruction.

Later, she studied Heidegger's Nazism.

The work of this Italian philosopher, almost systematically…

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Source: lefigaro

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