Tag: Austerity

  • A Dual Struggle for the Present and Future of Europe

    A Dual Struggle for the Present and Future of Europe

    Back in 2013, in his provocative article ‘The Latin Empire should strike back’, Giorgio Agamben revived the idea of a union of southern European countries, a proposal first launched by another philosopher, Alexandre Kojève. During the ongoing economic crisis, we have read and heard many times about the north-south divide within the European Union or…

  • Someone press Mute, please!

     My name is Giuseppe, I am 26 years old. I work in a library. I have a degree in Classical Literature and now I am studying Philosophy. I live in Eboli, a small town in southern Italy. A man walks into a bar and asks for a beer. He drinks alone, while in the background…