Abstract
The article discusses the crisis of the political, treating this phenomenon as an interactive constellation of political, over-political and apolitical factors. The aim is to reconstruct the assumptions of the crisis and highlight its main features in the context of ancient Greece. Under the influence of Dionysian religion, theater was established as a compelling and universally accessible authority to legitimize democracy. Therefore my analysis focuses on the social change after which democracy was no longer perceived as a form of governance but as a form of collective ownership. The article explains how the unbridled demonstration of power quickly erased the long-cherished principle of verbal argumentation and pushed Greeks to practice of power politics. It is shown how, with the establishment of autocracy, parallel interchange between political and anti-political institutions emerged in the Greek polis.
Highlights
The article discusses the crisis of the political, treating this phenomenon as an interactive constellation of political, over-political and apolitical factors
Kad Graikijos istorijoje Vakarų civilizacijos planas buvo išplėtotas detaliai ir iki galo
Kalbant apie politinės sąmonės korupcijos ir destrukcijos procesus graikų klasikoje, apie džiaugsmingą to meto individo interesų iškėlimą virš visuomenės lūkesčių ir apie prakilnų jo atsainumą politinei pareigai, neverta klausti, kam skamba varpai: jie skamba mums visiems
Summary
The article discusses the crisis of the political, treating this phenomenon as an interactive constellation of political, over-political and apolitical factors. Kalbėdamas apie nuo vieno prie kito kraštutinumo šokinėjančias Atėnų demokratijos strategijas, pabrėžė, kad jos lyderis demagogas Kleonas buvo geriausiai pasiruošęs įtikinėti Vienintelis politinis atsakymas į Atėnų demokratijos iššūkį buvo totalinis jėgų išmėginimas tarp dviejų galios sistemų, kurios liovėsi palaikyti bet kokį tarpusavio politinį dialogą.
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