The Ambiguity of Justice Revisited: the Narrative and Imaginative Aspects of Social Power and Embodiment in Ricoeur’s Philosophy

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Ambiguity of Justice Revisited: the Narrative and Imaginative Aspects of Social Power and Embodiment in Ricoeur’s Philosophy

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In this chapter, I will revisit the idea that justice is ambiguous by investigating further Ricoeur’s concept of narrative. Not only is justice ambiguous because of the potential of violence inherent in the power of the mechanism of institutional justice. The ambiguity of justice also resides in the possibility of violent discourse in narratives about “justice”, whether or not these narratives are actually corrupted. This idea, that the potential violence of justice systems is reflected not only in institutions but also in narratives, is already implied in the abovementioned thought that narratives offer a way of critiquing existing institutional rules of justice, as well as abusing power relations. In fact, we often use narratives, metaphors or symbols to voice our concerns about and protest against violent institutions. Yet, at the same time this power of critiquing violence, and searching for better rules of justice, can also be (ab)used as a tool for oppression, as is the case for the narratives of violent ideologies or totalitarian regimes, for example. The question is then whether and to what extent narratives express the ambiguity of justice, i.e., how they function both as a remedy against the violence of institutions and as a gateway toward justice, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, have the potential themselves to be violent in the name of so-called “justice”. In other words, the wager of this article is that narratives pay an exemplary role in expressing the ambiguity of justice.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Ambiguity of Justice Revisited: the Narrative and Imaginative Aspects of Social Power and Embodiment in Ricoeur’s Philosophy

Popis výsledku anglicky

In this chapter, I will revisit the idea that justice is ambiguous by investigating further Ricoeur’s concept of narrative. Not only is justice ambiguous because of the potential of violence inherent in the power of the mechanism of institutional justice. The ambiguity of justice also resides in the possibility of violent discourse in narratives about “justice”, whether or not these narratives are actually corrupted. This idea, that the potential violence of justice systems is reflected not only in institutions but also in narratives, is already implied in the abovementioned thought that narratives offer a way of critiquing existing institutional rules of justice, as well as abusing power relations. In fact, we often use narratives, metaphors or symbols to voice our concerns about and protest against violent institutions. Yet, at the same time this power of critiquing violence, and searching for better rules of justice, can also be (ab)used as a tool for oppression, as is the case for the narratives of violent ideologies or totalitarian regimes, for example. The question is then whether and to what extent narratives express the ambiguity of justice, i.e., how they function both as a remedy against the violence of institutions and as a gateway toward justice, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, have the potential themselves to be violent in the name of so-called “justice”. In other words, the wager of this article is that narratives pay an exemplary role in expressing the ambiguity of justice.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

The Ambiguity of Justice: New Perspectives on Paul Ricoeur’s Approach to Justice

ISBN

978-90-04-42793-8

Počet stran výsledku

25

Strana od-do

72-96

Počet stran knihy

266

Název nakladatele

Brill

Místo vydání

Leiden

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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