Abstract

ROJAS PINEDA, Fabian. Benjamin And Fanon: From Oppressive Violence to Transformative Violence. Eidos [online]. 2023, n.39, pp.151-173.  Epub Apr 19, 2023. ISSN 1692-8857.

The aim of this article is to reflect about the main philosophical ideas of Walter Benjamin and Frantz Fanon on the problem of political violence and then to present the differences and possible relations in the author's approaches. At the first time, will show the denunciations made by the two authors to the modern political system as a pacific appearance of social relations that are based on relations mediated by violence. Later, the main approaches to divine violence and revolutionary violence or counter-violence in each of the philosopher will be analyzed. Finally, some conclusions will be drawn to contrast with this dialogue and thus allow us to observe the limits and possibilities in the political struggle that each author in his particularity is presenting.

Keywords : Violence; divine violence; counter-violence; suffering; law.

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